Cast: Mantarô Ushio

Direction Kon Ichikawa

Cast Eiji Funakoshi · Osamu Takizawa · Mickey Curtis · Mantarô Ushio

Synopsis Nobi (Fires on the Plain) (1959) is set in the Philippines during the year 1945, amidst the chaos of World War II. The once-mighty Japanese Imperial Army has been decimated and is now a disorganized group of soldiers hiding in...

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Machiko Kyô · Masayuki Mori · Yoshiko Kuga · Yuji Hori

Synopsis Older Brother, Younger Sister (1953) unfolds in a rural setting near Tokyo, where Akaza and his wife Riki are deeply concerned about the prospects of their children. Their eldest son, Inokichi, is known for his reckless gambling and womanizing ways....

Direction Kon Ichikawa

Cast Hiro Suzuki · Eiji Funakoshi · Fujiko Yamamoto · Kumeko Urabe

Synopsis Being Two Isn't Easy (1962) delves into the challenges, hardships, and delights of nurturing a young one. The narrative chronicles the daily experiences of a family with a single boy approaching his second birthday, punctuated by the child's occasional musings....

Direction Koji Shima

Cast Satsuki Arakawa · Hikaru Hoshi · Shinsho Kokontei · Hibari Misora

Synopsis Hibari no komoriuta (1951) unfolds during a summer camp where Hibari encounters a girl named Sumire, who bears an uncanny resemblance to her, as if they were identical twins. As they delve deeper into their shared history, they uncover the...

Direction Haruo Harada

Cast Keizo Kawasaki · Yûnosuke Itô · Yuko Hamada · Michiko Sugata

Direction Tomotaka Tasaka

Cast Torao Aoki · Mitsuru Date · Donguriboya · Ureo Egawa

Synopsis A Pebble by the Wayside (1938) unfolds in the early 20th century, focusing on a young lad who is solely raised by his mother due to his father's frequent absences, driven by his alcoholism. The narrative delves into the challenges...

Direction Keigo Kimura

Cast Kenji Sugawara · Junko Kano · Tazuko Niki · Masumi Harukawa

Direction Koji Shima

Cast Michitaro Mizushima · Yuriko Hamada · Akihiko Katayama · Sumiko Minami

Direction Keigo Kimura

Cast Eiji Funakoshi · Machiko Kyô · Yaeko Mizutani · Nobuo Nakamura

Direction Masahiro Makino · Kunio Watanabe

Cast Haruyo Ichikawa · Daijirô Natsukawa · Junko Satsuki · Reiko Hoshi

Direction Keigo Kimura

Cast Kyôko Enami · Kyôko Kishida · Mayumi Kurata · Tanie Kitabayashi

Direction Kazuo Mori

Cast Raizô Ichikawa · Michiko Ai · Tokiko Mita · Saburo Date

Direction Seiji Hisamatsu

Cast Reikichi Kawamura · Kazuaki Komiya · Koji Kosugi · Machiko Kyô

Direction Koji Shima

Cast Yukiko Todoroki · Masayuki Mori · Takako Irie · Kyôko Kagawa

Direction Yasuzô Masumura

Cast Ayako Wakao · Fujiko Yamamoto · Hiroshi Kawaguchi · Hitomi Nozoe

Synopsis Beauty Is Guilty (1959) unfolds in a tranquil countryside area of Tokyo, where a farmer finds himself deserted by his two daughters. Lured by the allure of urban living, the daughters leave their rural life behind, seeking the excitement and...

Direction Yasuki Chiba

Cast Yôko Benisawa · Hikaru Hoshi · Reiko Hoshi · Yûkichi Kamishiro

Direction Masahiro Makino

Cast Yukiko Todoroki · Mantarô Ushio · Torazo Hirosawa · Yûkichi Kamishiro

Direction Yasuki Chiba

Cast Kyoji Sugi · Masako Ôhara · Mantarô Ushio

Direction Kazuo Mori

Cast Ayako Wakao · Kenji Sugawara · Eiji Funakoshi · Kazuko Ichikawa

Synopsis The Firefly's Glow (1955) centers around Reiko, a dedicated young woman who has taken up her late father's craft of designing intricate patterns for kimonos. To support her family, she has left school to ensure her younger sister can continue...

Direction Minoru Inuzuka

Cast Mitsuko Mito · Yuji Hori · Yumiko Hasegawa · Eitarô Shindô

Synopsis Tragic Ghost Story of Fukagawa (1952) is a haunting tale centered around a woman who meets a brutal end and subsequently returns as a vengeful specter to haunt the man she once loved. This cinematic work is notable for signifying...