Cast: Fukuko Sayo

Direction Yûzô Kawashima

Cast Toru Abe · Shinsuke Ashida · Seizaburô Kawazu · Mie Kitahara

Synopsis Tales of Ginza (1955) follows the journey of a gifted young artist who created a portrait of Wakako Kyogoku during her childhood, titling it “Girl.” This artwork held immense sentimental value for Wakako. As time passed, she decided to bring...

Direction Yoshishige Yoshida

Cast Mariko Okada · Hiroyuki Nagato · Sumiko Hidaka · Asao Koike

Synopsis Akitsu Springs (1962) follows the story of a young woman employed at a hot springs resort who rescues a troubled student from attempting to end his life. The student, who has lost his purpose, finds new meaning and hope through...

Direction Kaneto Shindô

Cast Nobuko Otowa · Hiroyuki Nagato · Jûkichi Uno · Ichiro Sugai

Direction Akira Inoue

Cast Jiro Tamiya · Yuko Hamada · Nobuo Kaneko · Jun Negami

Direction Kirio Urayama

Cast Masako Izumi · Mitsuo Hamada · Jun Hamamura · Minako Katsuki

Synopsis Each Day I Cry (1963) unfolds in a quaint coastal village, where Wakae, a 15-year-old girl, toils as a hostess in a local bar. Her life is marked by the absence of her mother and the presence of an alcoholic,...

Direction Koreyoshi Kurahara

Cast Yôko Kosono · Tatsuo Matsushita · Taketoshi Naitô · Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Direction Teinosuke Kinugasa

Cast Machiko Kyô · Ganjiro Nakamura · Eiji Funakoshi · Natsuko Kahara

Direction Kunio Watanabe

Cast Chiezô Kataoka · Chizuru Kitagawa · Fukuko Sayo · Eitarô Shindô

Direction Masahiro Makino

Cast Ichiro Fujiyama · Fukuko Sayo · Yukiko Todoroki · Yumeji Tsukioka

Direction Daisuke Itô

Cast Sugisaku Aoyama · Saburô Gôda · Tominosuke Hayama · Chieko Higashiyama

Direction Kichitaro Negishi

Cast Tokito Saburo · Shinobu Otake · Tomoko Nakajima · Fukuko Sayo

Synopsis Eien no 1/2 (1987) follows the journey of a recently unemployed young man who finds himself at a crossroads after a breakup with his girlfriend. His life takes an unexpected turn when he encounters a mysterious woman during a bicycle...

Direction Kôzaburô Yoshimura

Cast Osamu Takizawa · Nobuko Otowa · Shin Date · Chikako Hosokawa

Direction Hideo Onchi

Cast Kazuo Araki · Michiyo Aratama · Noriko Honma · Natsuko Kahara

Synopsis Once a Rainy Day (1966) follows the journey of two former childhood friends, Naito and Tamura, who were both left behind by their parents in their youth. As they reunite, they reminisce about their past and find themselves falling in...

Direction Eisuke Takizawa

Cast Ryoji Hayama · Izumi Ashikawa · Nobuo Kaneko · Shinsuke Maki

Direction Umetsugu Inoue

Cast Yujiro Ishihara · Kyôji Aoyama · Fukuko Sayo · Mie Kitahara

Synopsis Man Who Causes a Storm (1957) follows the journey of Shoichi, a recently released young man with a troubled past, who has a deep passion for drumming. After securing a job at a trendy Ginza club, he gradually climbs the...

Direction Masahiro Makino · Masafusa Ozaki

Cast Yukiko Todoroki · Chiaki Tsukioka · Michitaro Mizushima · Jun Tazaki