Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi

Рождение : 1952-04-08, Tokyo, Japan

История

Kaori Momoi  (桃井 かおり, Momoi Kaori, born April 8, 1952 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress. Momoi was born in Tokyo, and at the young age of 12 traveled to London to study dance at the Royal Ballet Academy. After 3 years she returned to Tokyo, later graduating from Japan's Bungakuza School of Dramatic Arts. In 1971, Momoi debuted in director Kon Ichikawa's Ai Futatabi (To Love Again) beginning a career that has already spanned 35 years and over 60 films. As an actress, she has worked with some of the most notable films directors in Japan, including Akira Kurosawa (Kagemusha, 1980), Tatsumi Kumashiro (Seishun no Satetsu, 1974), Yoji Yamada (The Yellow Handkerchief, 1977 and Otoko wa Tsuraiyo, 1979), Shohei Imamura (Why Not?, 1981), Shunji Iwai (Swallowtail Butterfly, 1996), Jun Ichikawa (Tokyo Yakyoku, 1997), Mitani Koki (Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald, 1997), Yoshimitsu Morita (Like Asura, 2003) and, most recently, Takashi Miike (IZO, Sukiyaki Western Django). She has also performed in The Sun (2005) directed by Alexander Sokurov and appeared in director Rob Marshall's film Memoirs of a Geisha. For her film performances in Japan, Momoi has won many awards. She has won the Japanese Academy Awards for Best Actress twice and Best Supporting Actress once and was selected Best Actress at the 1983 New York International Film Festival for her role in Giwaku (Suspicion). Popular among Japanese of all ages and a recognized trend setter, Momoi is never idle, pursuing various projects in producing, directing, screenwriting, and design in addition to her acting. She has also released some 15 record albums as a singer and is a much sought after essayist. She won the award for best actress at the 7th Hochi Film Award for Giwaku. Her latest movie is Maris Martinson's movie "Amaya", which was released on September 17, 2010. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kaori Momoi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Kaori Momoi
Kaori Momoi
Kaori Momoi

Фильмы

The Brightest Roof in the Universe
Mrs. Hoshi (Toyo Hoshino)
14 year-old schoolgirl Tsubame is into university student Toru. She sees him in her area and really wants to be his. She struggles with how to inform him of her love. Then her stepmother becomes pregnant and she is distracted with that development. The one reliable part of her life is the calligraphy class she attends, but then she runs into a woman.
I Never Shot Anyone
Hikaru Tamayodo
Renji Ishibashi, starring in the movie for the first time in 18 years, plays a hero with two faces, a dull novelist and a legendary killer. Susumu Ichikawa, an obsolete writer with no manuscript at all, had another face - a legendary hitman. But the truth of the matter is... he had never shot a person. One day, he receives a murder request from a friend. Seeing this as an opportunity to achieve the ideal hard-boiled novel, he decides to hire a real hitman and demands that he report to him the assassination situation as it was.
Get to the Punchline
Grandmother
Rumi Hayachine is a 2nd-year high school student living in Tono who loves to daydream about and draw supernatural spirits. One day, her beloved grandmother decides to move out saying, “I want to do what I want with my life.” At school, Rumi is pressured to think about her future but cannot decide what path she wants to take. When her best friend Kie says she wants to go to university in Tokyo, Rumi feels even more abandoned by everyone around her. However, Kie secretly submits a drawing made by Rumi into a contest, and it wins an award. This gives Rumi the extra bit of confidence she needs to find her path in life.
Magic Kimono
Keiko
“Magic Kimono” tells the story of middle-aged Japanese woman Keiko, who has been living in a shell for decades due to a family tragedy in Kobe. The modest act of eating and the sensations it gives us provided Keiko a lifeline to survive. Unwillingly, she joins a group of Japanese women traveling to Northern Europe to participate in a kimono show in the fairytale-like art nouveau world of Riga. During her performance, Keiko suddenly comes face to face with her husband, who disappeared twenty years ago and now wants to read-dress their relationship and who Keiko has become.
Tales of Mexico
Esperanza
The space will be witness of dreams, hopes, disappointments and dramatic destinies of its residents, delivering an intimate human history of Mexico through the decades. La Habitación will reunite eight directors that will expose the reality of each historical period resulting in a profound and inspiring portrait of modern Mexico.
Призрак в доспехах
Hairi
К 2029 году, благодаря повсеместно распространившимся компьютерным сетям и кибер-технологиям, практически все люди вживили себе разнообразные нейронные имплантаты. Но кибер-технологии принесли и новую опасность для человека: стал возможным так называемый «взлом мозга» и ряд других преступлений, связанный непосредственно с ними. Давно разыскиваемый хакер, которого прозвали Кукловодом, начинает вмешиваться в политику, и тогда «9-й Отдел» Бюро Общественной безопасности, оперотряд полиции, оснащённый по последнему слову техники, получает приказ расследовать это дело и остановить Кукловода.
Привет из Фукусимы
Satomi
Молодая немка Мари едет в Японию в поисках себя. Она присоединяется к волонтерской организации, которая работает с пострадавшими от техногенной катастрофы в Фукусиме — в основном, стариками, которые не захотели уехать из зоны бедствия. Мари встречает Сатоми, последнюю гейшу Фукусимы, которая решила вернуться в свой разрушенный дом. Девушка и пожилая женщина — из разных миров, но со временем они находят общий язык не только друг с другом, но и со своим прошлым.
Hee
Costume Design
Years after she related to him the story of her parents’ death in a fire, for which – rightly or wrongly – she feels responsible, Japanese psychiatrist Dr. Sanada meets his former patient Azusa once again. Back then, she lambasted him for being wrong for the job. Back then, he let slip that she isn’t actually crazy. Now she’s a prostitute living in precarious circumstances in Los Angeles and is accused of murder, with her memories once again moving inexorably towards a fire. Sanada assesses her in the presence of an investigator who appears not to understand Japanese. Is Azusa now mentally ill for real? Was she back then? And why does the description of her tormentors upset him so?
Hee
Art Direction
Years after she related to him the story of her parents’ death in a fire, for which – rightly or wrongly – she feels responsible, Japanese psychiatrist Dr. Sanada meets his former patient Azusa once again. Back then, she lambasted him for being wrong for the job. Back then, he let slip that she isn’t actually crazy. Now she’s a prostitute living in precarious circumstances in Los Angeles and is accused of murder, with her memories once again moving inexorably towards a fire. Sanada assesses her in the presence of an investigator who appears not to understand Japanese. Is Azusa now mentally ill for real? Was she back then? And why does the description of her tormentors upset him so?
Hee
Editor
Years after she related to him the story of her parents’ death in a fire, for which – rightly or wrongly – she feels responsible, Japanese psychiatrist Dr. Sanada meets his former patient Azusa once again. Back then, she lambasted him for being wrong for the job. Back then, he let slip that she isn’t actually crazy. Now she’s a prostitute living in precarious circumstances in Los Angeles and is accused of murder, with her memories once again moving inexorably towards a fire. Sanada assesses her in the presence of an investigator who appears not to understand Japanese. Is Azusa now mentally ill for real? Was she back then? And why does the description of her tormentors upset him so?
Hee
Screenplay
Years after she related to him the story of her parents’ death in a fire, for which – rightly or wrongly – she feels responsible, Japanese psychiatrist Dr. Sanada meets his former patient Azusa once again. Back then, she lambasted him for being wrong for the job. Back then, he let slip that she isn’t actually crazy. Now she’s a prostitute living in precarious circumstances in Los Angeles and is accused of murder, with her memories once again moving inexorably towards a fire. Sanada assesses her in the presence of an investigator who appears not to understand Japanese. Is Azusa now mentally ill for real? Was she back then? And why does the description of her tormentors upset him so?
Hee
Azusa
Years after she related to him the story of her parents’ death in a fire, for which – rightly or wrongly – she feels responsible, Japanese psychiatrist Dr. Sanada meets his former patient Azusa once again. Back then, she lambasted him for being wrong for the job. Back then, he let slip that she isn’t actually crazy. Now she’s a prostitute living in precarious circumstances in Los Angeles and is accused of murder, with her memories once again moving inexorably towards a fire. Sanada assesses her in the presence of an investigator who appears not to understand Japanese. Is Azusa now mentally ill for real? Was she back then? And why does the description of her tormentors upset him so?
Hee
Director
Years after she related to him the story of her parents’ death in a fire, for which – rightly or wrongly – she feels responsible, Japanese psychiatrist Dr. Sanada meets his former patient Azusa once again. Back then, she lambasted him for being wrong for the job. Back then, he let slip that she isn’t actually crazy. Now she’s a prostitute living in precarious circumstances in Los Angeles and is accused of murder, with her memories once again moving inexorably towards a fire. Sanada assesses her in the presence of an investigator who appears not to understand Japanese. Is Azusa now mentally ill for real? Was she back then? And why does the description of her tormentors upset him so?
Candy Boys
Narrator (voice)
In EDO, the fabulous wonderland where only men exist, the most beautiful courtesan is Shiratori Dayū. His apprentice's suicide made him desolate, and he finds love when he meets the most popular and sexy candy boy, Furimatsu, at the "Candy Shop." However, the town of EDO bans romantic relationships, and a rare disease starts to spread.
Oh Lucy!
Setsuko / Lucy
Setsuko, a 55-year-old single 'office lady' in Tokyo, is given a blonde wig and a new identity, 'Lucy,' by her young unconventional English instructor. 'Lucy' awakens desires Setsuko never knew she had. When the instructor suddenly disappears, Setsuko must come to terms with what remains--herself.
OKI - In the Middle of the Ocean
Oki
Psychological thriller connecting three different people in the mysterious vortex, trying to untangle the dramatic fight of border between the truth and fantasy. Rob, a former real estate broker, unemployed, starts following a strange Japanese woman, Oki, who constantly moves from house to house. He drags his roommate Wylie into the investigation during which they have to face the dark past and curse of Oki, while dealing with the history of their own.
Император
Mitsuko Kajima
Фильм рассказывает о днях, последовавших за капитуляцией Японии во Второй мировой войне, когда правителем Страны Восходящего солнца де-факто являлся генерал Даглас МакАртур. Одному из экспертов-японистов, генералу Боннеру Феллерсу, поручено найти ответ на непростой вопрос: следует ли признать японского императора Хирохито военным преступником и повесить?
Хелтер-скелтер
Hiroko Tada
Лилико — супермодель и икона красоты. Как и положено, она эгоистична и привыкла всегда получать желаемое, чем бы оно ни было. Но у нее есть секрет, о котором никто не должен знать: ее красота — результат множества пластических операций, сделанных в частной вип-клинике. Однажды, Лилико обнаруживает, что побочные эффекты от хирургических вмешательств постепенно проявляются, и тогда ее размеренная жизнь тут же начинает рушиться, доводя фотомодель до безумства.
3.11 A Sense of Home
(segment "Heartquake")
In memory of the Japanese earthquake on 3.11, each director presents a 3 minute and 11 second short film in tribute to those who were lost that day.
3.11 A Sense of Home
Director
In memory of the Japanese earthquake on 3.11, each director presents a 3 minute and 11 second short film in tribute to those who were lost that day.
Toriko 3D Movie: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!!
Teran Plains' village was attacked by a giant starving Gerold, and the village's youngster, Peck, sought Toriko for help. But lying ahead in wait is something much more ferocious and hideous than just a Gerold.
Hong Kong Confidential
Amaya
One week in one of the most exotic and picturesque cities of the world. The day of changes comes when Amaya meets a charming Englishman, Paul and it dramatically changes Amaya's perception of her cultural and personal identity.
Last Chestnuts
One day, a mother who used to be hospitalized in Tokyo comes to Kashihara city in Nara prefecture to find her son. But the only clue she has is the digital camera which her son forgot at the hospital.
USB
Yuichiro wants to be an film director but his widowed mother wants him to become a doctor. As radiation leaks permeate the city, he tries to clear his debts by signing up for a dangerous medical experiment...
Dance, Subaru!
Isuzu Hibino
Subaru and her twin brother Kazuma share a dream in becoming ballet dancers, but their passion is discouraged by their father. After Kazuma's death from a hereditary illness, dancing became Subaru's only happiness and she yearns to lose herself in dance. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she runs into cabaret owner Isuzu, who recognizes the talent in Subaru and trains her in her nightspot. But to become a professional ballerina, Subaru has to overcome harsher challenges than merely satisfying the cabaret drunkards. Spurred on by her rivaling dance companions, Subaru enters an international dance competition, to vie for recognition and a scholarship to any top ballet company in the world. Subaru and her companions soon discover that there are more to compete than the championship, and tests of friendship, betrayal and self-worth come one after another. Gradually the youngsters learn about themselves as dancers, as persons and as friends.
Dreaming Awake
Recently appointed dean at a film school, Kimuro Hajime develops a special concern for one of his students, Daisuke. The brash, headstrong young man is fixated on with the Second World War. He feels a sense of frustration at the irrational sacrifice of young people's lives during the war six decades earlier. Daisuke finds that he can vent his frustrations to Kimuro, who experienced the war firsthand. Kimuro's wife, Emiko, is also troubled by memories of the war. She lost a loved one in the war and has never gotten over it. And Kimuro himself also has something from the past that he has yet to face. He believes that the burden of his unresolved past will eventually be the death of him. When Daisuke's neurosis causes him to quit school, life changes for all three of them.
Сукияки Вестерн Джанго
Ruriko
Через несколько сот лет после печально знаменитой битвы в заливе Данноура (1185) в далекой японской горной деревушке нарастает напряжение. Одетая в белое банда Гэндзи (из клана Тайра) и одетая в красное банда Хэйкэ (из клана Минамото) вступили в жестокое противостояние, порожденное слухами о спрятанном золоте. Когда в деревне появляется безымянный странник, обремененный темным прошлым, но мастерски владеющий искусством стрельбы, и Гэндзи, и Хэйкэ задают себе вопрос, на чью сторону он встанет. Битва за власть, предательство, похоть и любовь переплетаются, пропитывая землю кровью. Историческая война между кланами вновь обретает жизнь в формах «спагетти-вестерна».
The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi
the President of Toraoh
Korean-Japanese director Gu Su Yeon makes his directorial debut with the mouthwateringly delicious The Yakiniku Movie: Bulgogi. As the title clearly states, pride of place goes to juicy, bite-sized meat, and viewers will get a delightful eyeful of food, food, and more food in this fabulously fulfilling gourmet comedy. Reveling in Japan's love for food-themed shows, the film revolves around a culinary battle of David and Goliath proportions, cheekily parodying Japanese cooking shows with Iron Chef-like editing, excited running commentary, and comedic how-to segments. The Yakiniku Movie also shines a light on the food culture of Japan's resident Korean population, proving that tasty food transcends all boundaries.
Faces of a Fig Tree
Comedy about a woman who finds a new life after she loses her busband.
Faces of a Fig Tree
Writer
Comedy about a woman who finds a new life after she loses her busband.
Faces of a Fig Tree
Director
Comedy about a woman who finds a new life after she loses her busband.
Любовь и честь
Ine Hatano
Молодой самурай Мимура, проверяя пищу на предмет отравы, съедает сашими из неправильной рыбы и слепнет. Мечту учить мальчишек боевым искусствам можно забыть. Теперь о выживании семьи придется позаботиться его жене Кайо. Вот только какой ценой? Не пожалеет ли она о том, что спрятала меч мужа, когда он хотел окончить свое "несамурайское" существование? Сможет ли она не только защитить его честь, но и вернуть радость жизни?
Мемуары гейши
Mother
Маленькую прелестную девочку из бедной японской семьи отдают в услужение в дом гейш. С годами красавица расцветает и познает все таинства этой профессии. Самые влиятельные мужчины становятся пленниками знаменитой гейши по имени Сайюри, достигшей совершенства в своем искусстве.Но в сердце Сайюри теплится любовь к тому, над которым ее чары не властны. Тайну своей любовной страсти она доверяет лишь страницам дневника…
Солнце
Empress Kojun
Действие картины происходит в оккупированной Японии с конца августа 1945 по 1 января 1946 гг. - в период между двумя решениями царственной особы: объявлением о капитуляции в войне и отречением от своего божественного статуса. Хирохито мог покончить с собой, как это сделали после капитуляции более 500 японских офицеров, но император, приняв личное бесчестье, - избавляет от позора нацию. Как удалось императору Хирохито и генералу Макартуру найти формулу решения сложнейшей проблемы - сберечь огромное число людей?.. Это пример того, как правители могут поставить свою жизнь на карту ради интересов своих граждан.
The Many Faces of Chika
Chika IV
When her husband is hospitalized with tuberculosis, Chika has a series of three relationships: with a teacher in her hometown, with a student in Tokyo, and with an aging gangster.
Revival Blues
Kayo
Izo
Saya
Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine.
О женщинах и асюрах
Toyoko Masukawa
Четыре сестры собираются вместе после долгого перерыва, узнав, что у их отца есть сожительница и ребенок на стороне. Сестры решают скрыть это от матери и пользуются встречей для того, чтобы поделиться друг с другом своими проблемами. У старшей сестры, Цунако, — роман. Макико знает о том, что ее муж завел молоденькую любовницу. Болезненно застенчивая Такико решает выйти замуж за свою первую любовь. Самая младшая из сестер, Сакико, вышла замуж за своего бойфренда, узнав, что ждет от него ребенка. Тем временем мать сестер неожиданно умирает. После похорон они находят написанное ею в газету письмо. Сестры вспоминают, что когда-то уже читали его в этой газете, в колонке, посвященной делам любовным… Становится ясно, что все это время мать знала о том, что происходит в ее семье, и простила своего неверного супруга.
Crossfire
Chikako Ishizu, the Detective
Junko was born with a type of ESP called pyrokinesis which she can use to incinerate anyone and anything at will. Junko is secretly in love with Kazuki, a young man who works with her. His sister is killed and a boy named Masaki suspected but the police don't arrest him. Junko tells Kazuki about her powers and takes revenge.
The Island Tales
Marianne
A group of disparate characters find themselves trapped overnight on a island somewhere off the coast of mainland China. The circumstances force them to overlook their preconceptions of one another, and they forge a kinship that goes to the heart their identities.
Tadon and Chikuwa
A film based on two short stories by Shiina Makoto. Tadon is the story of a cab-driver who spends his days listening to his passengers' conversations. Chikuwa is about a writer who faces a creativity bottleneck.
A Giant Monster Appears in Tokyo
A large, dinosaur-like monster has risen from Tokyo Bay and attacked the city. As the government collapses into chaos, the people of a rural town in Fukui Prefecture, from whose perspective we see the entire movie, watch as the events unfold on TV. Some decide to run for their lives, some take it as a sign of the apocalypse, some go completely crazy, but most of the townspeople wait and watch, and wonder where the monster will head next.
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
Takako Nakaura
A love story written by an ordinary housewife is going to be broadcast as a radio drama and almost everyone among the crew insists on changing various parts of the play to their liking.
Bounce Ko Gals
Saki
Filmed somewhat in documentary style, it follows three girls over the span of one day and night in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. Jonko runs a group of high school girls involved in paid dating, Raku is a street dancer, and Togo was brought up in the US and back in Japan for one year wants to escape to New York. Their contact with the world of talent scouts and yakuza places them in danger.
Dream Stadium
Токийская колыбельная
Tami Ohsawa
Торговая улочка в рабочем квартале Токио. Коити Хаманака, бросивший семью и исчезнувший неизвестно куда несколько лет назад, неожиданно возвращается домой. Так же неожиданно его жена Хисако принимает блудного мужа как ни в чем не бывало обратно. Это событие надолго становится темой для пересудов местных жителей. Заинтересовался им и Асакура - молодой начинающий писатель, тайно влюбленный в Хисако. Не испытывая особой симпатии к Коити, он потихоньку начинает раскапывать его прошлое и узнает все больше и больше, волнующих фактов.
円都 YEN TOWN
Making-of documentary for Swallowtail Butterfly
Swallowtail Butterfly
Suzukino
An industrial section of Japan got the name of Yentown as many immigrants come to make money and hope to go home rich. A small group of people in Yentown try to work together to survive, there is a girl named Ageha who has no family, Glico the hooker, Fei Hong a poor immigrant from Shanghai, Arrow an ex boxer from the US and Ren the mysterious guy who seems to know too much about guns. Fortune shines upon them when they find a cassette that we'll get them rich but along with money trouble will always follow.
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment
Fujimoto's mother
There still stands a famous apartment building where such prominent manga artists as Tezuka Osamu, Shotaro Ishinomori and Fujio Akatsuka once lived, worked, and shared experiences.
The Girl of Silence
Akemi Tanaka
14 year old Nakamura is sexually abused by her stepfather. She invents a friend who is coming to her rescue when she really needs it.
Like a Rolling Stone
Tanaka is a yakuza who collects 'protection money' from establishments. He has just been released from jail, where he had spent eight years, and finds out that his boss wants to get rid of him. Tanaka is not an archetypal yakuza; he travels by public transport. But he does have two mistresses: Ayumi, who runs a nightclub, and Yoshie, a brothel-keeper. When Tanaka's boss ends up in hospital, second man Kurauchi exerts increasing pressure on Tanaka. Tanaka deliberately has himself wounded by a fighter to dodge several of Kurauchi's demands.
Boku wa tenshi ja naiyo
Based on the comic Red Colored Elegy by Seiichi Hayashi
Goaisatsu
An anthology exploring the meaning of the Japanese greeting goaisatsu.
Goaisatsu
Director
An anthology exploring the meaning of the Japanese greeting goaisatsu.
The Most Suitable Profession for Women
Ready to Shoot
Ritsuko
A middle-aged man discovers an injured refugee woman trembling in the corner of his bar in Kabukicho. He quickly becomes aware that her life is in his hands when he learns she is hiding from the yakuza.
READY! LADY
Moeko
Ryoko, a free-spirited 23-year-old woman, quits her job after being caught having an affair with a co-worker and finds herself on the street. She comes to Tokyo, relying on her aunt Moeko, a career woman who works as a manager at a major city bank. The two, who have completely different personalities, quarrel constantly whenever they see each other.
Завтра
Tsuruko Miura
В этот день 8 августа 1945 года у героев фильма, жителей Нагасаки, произошло много важных событий — какие-то были счастливыми, какие-то грустными, какие-то неожиданными. Но никто из них не предполагал, что это последний день их жизни.
Love Bites Back
Chikako Koga
Yuichi Koga is an upper-class business executive, running his own adult video company, and living a successful life with his wife and daughter. Outwardly, his family seems really happy, but in reality Yuichi enjoys sex with everyone but his wife Chikako. One day, he gets a phone call from a woman named Sanae, an old elementary school classmate of his.
Семья Кимура
Noriko Kimura
Все члены семьи Кимура одержимы одной страстью – с утра до вечера зарабатывать деньги. Занимаются они этим не от нужды, а от большой любви к деньгам. Отец утром развозит газеты, за деньги подвозит коллег до работы, на работе тоже старается подзаработать. Все дети по утрам готовят завтраки на продажу, старшая дочь подрабатывает в начальной школе, никто не упускает возможность подзаработать. Исключением является младший сын Таро, у него нет ни способности, ни желания к заработку. Вся семья обеспокоена, его индивидуальность несовместима с семьёй Кимура. Таро предлагают стать приёмным сыном в другом семье. Чем же закончиться эта прекрасная семейная комедия.
Hawaiian Dream
Reiko Caine
Tatsuhiko and Shofumi are hoodlums living in downtown Hawaii, who have flown out of Japan and entered the country illegally for a reason. The two make a living by trafficking marijuana under the pretext of selling tea leaves, but they are in a foreign land where they don't speak the language well.
Onyanko the Movie - One Shot Crisis!
The story revolves around a hardcore Onyanko Club fanatic who decides he wants to kill the girls to prevent the young, cute idols from getting old and married - in a sense, to preserve their youth for eternity.
No More Comics!
Stuck doing show-biz schlock, an investigative reporter stumbles on a scheme to swindle pensions through an attractive gold futures scam, a potential news-story.
I Want To Live Once More: Shinjuku Bus Fire Incident
Mitsuko Ishii
On the night of August 19, 1980, a bus was set on fire by the vagrant Hirofumi Maruyama at the Shinjuku West Exit Bus Terminal. In the burning flames, Mitsuko, who was exhausted by her affair, suddenly thought of suicide. As a result, she escaped too late from the bus and suffered a serious injury. From there, she was hospitalized for a long time. As she gradually recovered, the wife of her affair partner, Soroku Sugihara, died of cancer. Soroku proposed to Mitsuko again, and they lived together. Due to Soroku's mounting debt, they decided to flee to Tojinbo. With the desperate persuasion of her acquaintances, Mitsuko regained her desire to "live again."
Main Theme
Kayoko Ise
A kindergarten teacher meets a novice magician and together they travel to another city to find love.
Kidnapping Blues
Young Girl's Mother
A man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to watch the sea, and their travel begins. The man does not intend to be a kidnapper – he asks the girl to phone her mother and tell her she's with him. During their trip they meet various people, but they always must continue on, lest the man be arrested.
Подозрение
Kumako Onizawa
Автомобиль на полной скорости падает с пирса в море. Пассажиры - местный бизнесмен, Фукутаро Сиракава погибает, а его жена Кумако остаётся невредимой. Вскоре выясняется, что жизнь мужа была застрахована на 300 миллионов иен, и Кумако арестовывают по подозрению в убийстве. Газеты осуждают ее как злую женщину, и публика не сомневается в виновнике преступления. В суде Кумако защищает адвокат Рицуко Сахара, которая сама не уверена в беззащитности своей подопечной.
Gate of Youth 2
Kaoru
Mid 50s: the trials and tribulations of Shinsuke Ibuki, freshly arrived in Tokyo from Kyushu.
Ну и черт с ним!
Ine
Действие фильма происходит в 1866 году, накануне реставрации Мэйдзи. Эпоха правления сёгунов Токугава подходит к концу благодаря усилиям сторонников императора и действиям западных бизнесменов, прежде всего американских.
Until Evening
Sugiko Emori
Intellectual collegue professor Sasa becomes obsessed with beautiful Sugiko, a virgin. Eventually, luring her to a love hotel.
Кагемуся: Тень воина
Otsuyanokata
Япония, 16 век. Мелкий воришка Кагемуся осуждён на казнь, но внезапно ему даруют жизнь. Дело в том, что он как две капли воды похож на местного правителя Такеду, властного и сильного человека, один вид которого воодушевлял солдат. Но Такеда недавно скончался.
Нежданный ребёнок
Sayoko Morisaki
Однажды в квартиру Синсаку неизвестная женщина приводит маленького мальчика и говорит, что мальчик, возможно, его сын. По словам женщины, она соседка некой Акэми, которая, оставив ей ненадолго ребёнка, сбежала с любовником за границу, после чего прислала письмо, в котором сообщила, что отцом ребёнка может быть один из пяти перечисленных ею мужчин, среди которых Синсаку оказался единственным, кто жил в Токио. Синсаку вместе со своей девушкой отправляется в путешествие на поиски настоящего отца мальчика.
Конец лёгкой жизни
Mariko
Марико живет жизнью типичной японской студентки колледжа 70-х годов, проводя много своего времени с двумя бойфрендами и работая неполный рабочий день. Она разрывается между бывшим бойфрендом, который жесткий, нечувствительный, но сексуальный и новым знакомым, который более чувствителен к ней, но по детски эгоистичен.
Мужчине живётся трудно. Фильм 23: Парящий в воздухе Торадзиро
Hitomi
Хозяин типографии Осьминог женится. Поэтому его приятель, а по совместительству и рабочий его типографии Хироси и его жена Сакура вспоминают свою собственную свадьбу, которой на данный момент исполняется десять лет. Брат Сакуры Тора-сан, однако, всё ещё не имел успеха в любви. Когда он возвращается из своих привычных странствий домой к дяде Тацудзо и тёте Цунэ в Сибамату, вскоре разгорается ссора, потому что сын Сакуры Мицуо написал в школе сочинение о бесполезном дяде. Тора снова подаётся в бега. В его путешествии ему случилось спасти молодую девушку Хитоми от насильника. Они становятся друзьями, и Тора приглашает её к себе домой. Как только Тора возвращается в Сибамату, она действительно появляется буквально следом в его доме в… свадебном платье! Она сбежала со свадьбы...
Желтый платочек счастья
Akemi Ogawa
История разворачивается вокруг бывшего убийцы, освобожденного под честное слово, пытающемуся вернуться домой в Хоккайдо, чтобы встретиться со своей женой.
The Youth Killer
Ikuko Ishikawa
Though his parents help him run the family business, Jun still feels persecuted by their love; when they bar him from meeting with his girlfriend, tensions increase.
Огни Африки
Fujiko
По одноименной новелле Кэндзи Маруямы. Два друга отправляются на север Японии, чтобы в портовом городе найти корабль, который сможет отвезти их в Африку. Эта нелепая идея не сулит им ни денег, ни славы, ни уважения местных жителей. Малобюджетный фильм изобилует потасовками, издевательствами и эротическими сценами.
Invitation of Lust
Hirobe is a lonely man. After witnessing her girlfriend die with a terminal illness, he wanders through the city like a shadow. One day, he meets Masako and they begin an affair. Masako is in an unhappy marriage with Yazawa, who is also cheating on her with a younger lover. The tension builds up to an unforgiving, yet quiet climax...
The Assassination of Ryoma
Tae
Story of the last three days in the life of Sakamoto Ryoma (1836-1867), imperial loyalist who tried to unite the Choshu and Satsuma clans and prepared the way for the Meiji Restoration (1868).
Bitterness of Youth
Tomiko Ohashi
A footballing law student tutors an undergraduate, developing into a romance that soon enough goes awry.
Sweet Scent of Eros
Etsuko
Yukie, Koichi and Akira are rogues looking for a place to crash. They move into a house which Etsuko (Kaori Momoi) inherited from her parents. Soon after getting settled, the hippies slip into a communal lifestyle. They eat, have sex, and generally share everything together.
Did the Red Bird Escape?
A young outlaw can’t escape his rebellious past despite connections to a well to do family.
Lost Lovers
A rebel youth joins a duo of entertainers only able to communicate by gesturing; when the female performer is suddenly abducted, he and Takeru must take action.
To Love Again
A Japanese girl and a French boy make strides in overcoming the cultural barriers that prevent them from fully expressing the love they have for one another.