Screenplay: Toshio Yasumi

Direction Heinosuke Gosho

Cast Nobuko Otowa · Shûji Sano · Mitsuko Mito · Sachiko Hidari

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Tatsuya Ishiguro · Haruko Sugimura · Takashi Shimura · Yuriko Hanabusa

Direction Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast Yûzô Kayama · Tatsuya Mihashi · Akira Takarada · Koshiro Matsumoto

Synopsis 47 Ronin (1962) follows a young lord who finds himself entangled in a web of official corruption within the Shogunate. His refusal to bribe a Chancelor, who is tasked with teaching him the proper etiquette for receiving the Shogun's envoys,...

Direction Heinosuke Gosho

Cast Yoshiko Kuga · Masayuki Mori · Tatsuo Saito · Mieko Takamine

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Michiyo Kogure · Tomoemon Otani · Sô Yamamura · Jun Tazaki

Synopsis Okuni and Gohei (1952) is a cinematic adaptation of a traditional kabuki drama. The narrative revolves around a woman named Okuni and Gohei, a loyal servant of her deceased husband. Together, they embark on a quest for vengeance against Tomonojo,...

Direction Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Yôko Tsukasa · Akihiko Hirata · Kyôko Kagawa

Synopsis The Three Treasures (1959) unfolds the mythical tale of the origins of Shintoism in Fourth Century Japan. Emperor Keikoh's son, Ouso, anticipates his father's throne, but Otomo, the Emperor's loyal servant, favors Ouso's half-brother, Waka, and devises a perilous mission...

Direction Kon Ichikawa

Cast Tatsuya Nakadai · Harold Conway · Masumi Harukawa · Tonpei Hidari

Direction Shirô Toyoda

Cast Tatsuya Nakadai · Mariko Okada · Junko Ikeuchi · Mayumi Ozora

Synopsis Illusion of Blood (1965) follows the tale of a samurai who finds himself tormented by the spectral presence of his former spouse. The film delves into the samurai's struggle to reconcile his past with his present, as the ghostly apparition...

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Kingorô Yanagiya · Hisako Yamane · Meiko Nakamura · Entatsu Yokoyama

Direction Seiji Maruyama

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Tatsuya Nakadai · Yûzô Kayama · Chishu Ryu

Synopsis Great Battle of the Japan Sea (1969) portrays the intense conflict between Japan and Russia during the Russo-Japanese War. The narrative begins with a failed Japanese attempt to seize Port Arthur, leading to a Russian naval force advancing into the...

Direction Yûzô Kawashima

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Frankie Sakai · Chikage Awashima · Reiko Dan

Direction Satsuo Yamamoto

Cast Eitarô Ozawa · Kenji Sugawara · Keiko Tsushima · Eijirô Tono

Direction Yûzô Kawashima

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Chikage Awashima · Daisuke Kato · Michiyo Kogure

Direction Heinosuke Gosho

Cast Ineko Arima · Shin Saburi · Yatsuko Tan'ami · Nobuko Otowa

Synopsis When a Woman Loves (1959) centers around a passionate liaison between a seasoned journalist, portrayed by Saburi Shin, and a youthful woman, played by Arima Ineko. The narrative delves into the complexities and emotional intricacies of their relationship, exploring themes...

Direction Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast Nobuko Otowa · Keiko Awaji · Kinuyo Tanaka · Hisaya Ito

Direction Kunio Watanabe

Cast Setsuko Hara · Susumu Fujita · Masao Shimizu · Eitarô Shindô

Direction Shirô Toyoda

Cast Chikage Awashima · Ayako Wakao · Ryo Ikebe · Takashi Shimura

Synopsis Evening Calm (1957) follows the story of a young woman who defies her mother's control, as she manages a brothel in Yokohama. The protagonist seeks independence and a life away from the brothel, embarking on a journey to discover her...

Direction Shirô Toyoda

Cast Setsuko Wakayama · Haruko Sugimura · Ryo Ikebe · Chieko Higashiyama

Direction Teinosuke Kinugasa

Cast Kazuo Hasegawa · Takako Irie · Yukiko Todoroki · Masayuki Mori

Direction Shirô Toyoda

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Reiko Dan · Nobuko Otowa · Keiko Awaji

Synopsis The Maid Story (1963) follows the lives of nine maids who work in the household of a writer and his wife. The couple forms a unique bond with their maids, treating them as daughters and even arranging marriages for them...