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Tokiko is a mother patiently waiting for her husband's return from the war when her 4-year old son becomes ill. She takes him to the doctor for...

A rural village elder plans an event on the return of a farmer's daughter from the city, unaware that she has become a Westernized burlesque artist.

A silk factory worker is persuaded to support her son's education up to a college level despite their poverty. Many years later, she travels to Tokyo...

An errant salaryman's son gets lost until a man from the Tokyo tenements brings him to vendor Tane, who's reluctant to let the kid board.

Mariko studies at a missionary school in Shinshu. She drops out of school and joins her father on a circus tour when she discovers that her father,...

In Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the mountainous Izu to Tokyo.

A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a...

A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during WWII.

Strip dancer Carmen falls in love with Hajime, who is engaged to the daughter of a right-wing politician.

A young student falls into a hopeless romantic attraction to a sick girl, whom he can only see from afar.

A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Based on a novella by Tanizaki...

A coming-of-age story portrayed as the loss of all youthful illusions. Sixteen-year-old Yoichi dreams of becoming a sailor. His parents are...

Two childhood friends go their own ways but meet again some years later after they have both married. They get re-acquainted, meet each others’...

After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion is due to pass into the hands of a creditor, the...

A young lawyer falls in love with the daughter of his former professor, whom he's hired to tutor his children.

A Japanese war widow recalls her love affair with her deceased husband.

A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husband's illness.

Two friends accidentally run into a young, homeless woman, so they take her in.