Masako Tsutsumi

The title might sound shocking, but the red hands mean, the hands which drag fishnets. Ohama, 15 or 16 years old girl lost her family and lived alone in a fishermen's village. She is a strong-minded girl and very popular among young children. I guess that this story is one of the origins of girl's manga in the 1950s in which I belonged to the first generation of Japanese story manga.

Part two of two.

Part one of two.

Japanese film based on the life of writer Ichiyo Higuchi (1872-1896).

An episodic film about life in and around a rural police station and the people it serves.

Последний фильм режиссера Итами был вдохновлен романом Виктора Гюго «Отверженные». События перенесены во времена юго-западной войны 1877 года в Японии, которая была последней гражданской войной в стране.

“Widely acclaimed as the first full-scale historical film epic in Japan, Kumagai’s adaptation of Ogai Mori’s celebrated novel is an indictment of the bushido tradition of saving face through harakiri. The 19 vassals of Lord Hosokawa ask permission to commit harakiri with him, as a demonstration of their loyalty. Only Yaichiemon Abe is refused permission, forced instead into the vassalage of his lord’s successor. Humiliated and derided, Yaichiemon eventually commits harakiri without permission. His eldest son is then punished for Yaichiemon’s suicide, and when he resists, is sentenced to death. The entire Abe clan rebels upon the son’s execution, and the clan is annihilated.” --Alan Poul, Japan Society

Kayo and Kuniko graduated from girls' school together and are as close as sisters. Kuniko's fiancé, Minakami, feels something that attracts him deeply towards Kayo. On the other hand, Kayo prays for the happiness of her best friend and marries a very ordinary man. However, at one point, this mediocre but increasingly ferocious husband died in an accident ... A triangular love story develops depicting a woman's heart that sways between love and morals. Based on a novel by Nobuko Yoshiya, there were originally two parts to the film (If Spring Comes & Fall Once Again), both supposed to be 85 minutes, but apparently what we have now is this 103-minute amalgam of the two.

Japanese domestic drama.

Hikoroku Laughs a lot

The otherwise promising young man Asaji (Heihachirô Ôkawa) and his younger brother Yuji (Hideo Saeki) face blighted lives because of society's disapproval of their illegitmacy and déclassé family.

The first in a series of films featuring the comedy duo Entatsu-Achako, providing them with a background story to do their popular manzai-routines on film. Here, Entatsu and Achako start out as rivals for the affection of a young woman but ultimately pair up to face a bigger rival. Entatsu chooses to become a boxer to get his chance at punching the rival out of the way.

The main focus is on the 5 member band of a small circus as it runs into problems while touring rural Japan. It also pays lots of attention to the two daughters of the aging and irascible ringmaster-circus owner. The high points are the sound (and score) and cinematography featuring a lot of vertiginous panning (appropriate - as high wire trapeze artists are also an important element in the film). A fascinating side-light on 30s Japan.

Adaptation of Fumiko Hayashi's novel.

Три сестры игрой на музыкальных инструментах зарабатывают деньги для своей властной матери. Обычно они играют на банджо в барах за чаевые. Слабо связанные между собой эпизоды фильма показывают, как непохожие друг на друга сестры вовлекаются в криминальный мир, жертвуют собой и находят истинную любовь.

Enoken plays a magician real powers come from his magical hat. A jealous theater owner sends girls, then goons, to keep Enoken from performing his grand show!

Музыкальная комедия с участием короля токийского мюзик-холла Кэнъити Эномото по прозвищу Энокен, выступавшего в 1930-х в столичном театральном районе Асакуса. В фильме был задействован не только звезда, но и вся его театральная труппа, а повествование было построено вокруг сцен, которые Энокен успешно сыграл на театральных подмостках.

Экранизация комиксов Ютаки Асоу. Комедия о злоключениях среднестатистического обычного японца Тадано, об испытаниях на его жизненном пути.