Screenplay: Zenzo Matsuyama

Direction Masaki Kobayashi

Cast Tatsuya Nakadai · Michiyo Aratama · Yusuke Kawazu · Tamao Nakamura

Synopsis The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) follows the journey of Kaji, a man with a deep-seated aversion to violence, who is coerced into serving in the Japanese military during World War II. Despite his pacifistic nature, Kaji is...

Direction Masaki Kobayashi

Cast Tatsuya Nakadai · Michiyo Aratama · Ineko Arima · Chikage Awashima

Synopsis The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) follows the journey of Kaji, a Japanese pacifist, who attempts to evade military duty during World War II by taking on a role as a supervisor in the mines of Manchuria, a...

Direction Masaki Kobayashi

Cast Tatsuya Nakadai · Michiyo Aratama · Kei Sato · Minoru Chiaki

Synopsis The Human Condition II: The Road to Eternity (1959) unfolds during the tumultuous period of the Second World War, where Kaji, a reluctant recruit, is compelled to serve in the Japanese army and is dispatched to Manchuria. In this foreign...

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Hideko Takamine · Yûzô Kayama · Mitsuko Kusabue · Yumi Shirakawa

Synopsis Yearning (1964) follows the story of a young woman who, at the age of 19, loses her husband during wartime. A devastating bombing destroys her in-laws' shop, but she chooses to stay and rebuild it, driven by her love for...

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Hideko Takamine · Chikage Awashima · Masayuki Mori · Yuriko Hoshi

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Setsuko Hara · Hideko Takamine · Akira Takarada · Hiroshi Koizumi

Synopsis Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960) follows the story of an elderly woman residing in Tokyo and her five adult children, along with their respective spouses, who are grappling with financial difficulties. The narrative takes a dramatic turn when one...

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Hideko Takamine · Yôko Tsukasa · Akemi Kita · Reiko Dan

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Hideko Takamine · Yôko Tsukasa · Eitarô Ozawa · Daisuke Kato

Direction Mikio Naruse · Yûzô Kawashima

Cast Yôko Tsukasa · Isuzu Yamada · Akira Takarada · Tatsuya Mihashi

Direction Masaki Kobayashi

Cast Fumio Watanabe · Ineko Arima · Tatsuya Nakadai · Asao Sano

Direction Masaki Kobayashi

Cast Keiji Sada · Minoru Oki · Keiko Kishi · Yûnosuke Itô

Direction Hiroshi Teshigahara · Susumu Hani · Yoshiro Kawazu · Kyushiro Kusakabe

Synopsis Tokyo 58 (S) (1958) presents a collaborative effort by eight filmmakers working alongside Hiroshi Teshigahara to create a dynamic, newsreel-style portrait of Tokyo during the years 1957-58. At this time, Tokyo was home to eight and a half million residents,...

Direction Yasuki Chiba

Cast Machiko Kyô · Haruko Sugimura · Yôko Tsukasa · Reiko Dan

Synopsis The Daphne (1966) centers around a family of four sisters, each bearing a floral name. The youngest two have found their way into marriage, while the eldest sisters remain unmarried, causing their mother considerable distress. Alongside her brother, the mother...

Direction Masaki Nishiura

Cast Kunie Tanaka · Mirai Shida · Katsumi Takahashi · Denden

Direction Junya Sato

Cast George Kennedy · Mariko Okada · Yusaku Matsuda · Broderick Crawford

Synopsis Proof of the Man (1977) follows the intricate journey of Tokyo police detective Munesue as he pursues a murderer who killed an American in a Japanese inn. His investigation leads him to New York City, where he teams up with...

Direction Zenzo Matsuyama

Cast Hideko Takamine · Keiju Kobayashi · Sen Hara · Michiko Araki

Synopsis Happiness of Us Alone (1961) follows the journey of Akiko, a young deaf woman who, after the loss of her husband, finds love again with a deaf and mute man who is deeply infatuated with her. Despite their limited financial...

Direction Masaki Kobayashi

Cast Keiji Sada · Yoshiko Kuga · Isao Kimura · Toshiko Kobayashi

Direction Ishirô Honda

Cast Hiroshi Koizumi · Yumi Shirakawa · Keiko Tsushima · Toshirô Mifune

Direction Keisuke Kinoshita

Cast Hideko Takamine · Keiji Sada · Teiji Takahashi · Takahiro Tamura

Synopsis The Tattered Wings (1955) follows Keizo as he returns to his hometown before embarking on his new job in Hokkaido. During his visit, he encounters Fuyuko, his former teenage sweetheart, who has since become a young widow. Fuyuko's life has...

Direction Minoru Shibuya

Cast Chishu Ryu · Shima Iwashita · Chikage Awashima · Yusuke Kawazu

Synopsis A Good Man, A Good Day (1961) centers around Ozeki Hitoshi, a university professor portrayed by Ryu Chishu, who is seen as an oddball by those around him. When his daughter Tokiko receives a marriage proposal from a colleague, both...