Tora-san's Cherished Mother

Tora-san's Cherished Mother

Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.

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The Fossil

The Fossil

An industrialist is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is on a trip to Europe at the time, and a glimpse of a Japanese woman in that setting causes...

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The Skies of Haruo

The Skies of Haruo

1977 Japanese film directed by Tengo Yamada.

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Young People

Young People

"Young People" is a story about the lives of four brothers and a sister, Sato. After the death of his parents, the older brother, Taro, who works...

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Swimming Upstream

Swimming Upstream

One day after school, Kaoru glances at Sonoko at the pool side. He falls in love with her at first sight and decides to join the swimming team even...

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Kobayashi Takiji

Kobayashi Takiji

A tribute to proletarian author Takiji Kobayashi (1903-1933)

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It's Tough Being a Man (Television Drama DVD Edit Edition)

It's Tough Being a Man (Television Drama DVD Edit Edition)

This is the DVD version of the TV show, which consists of a single video that plays the first and last episodes of the tv show bridged by an edit...

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Fifth Movement

Fifth Movement

When a broadcasting company takes away its financial support from a symphony orchestra, some of the members refuse to admit defeat. The first...

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A Human Promise

A Human Promise

An old woman has died and her widower with dementia confesses to killing her. After this, the story goes back in time to show the events leading up...

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Love Stopped the Runaway Train

Love Stopped the Runaway Train

Based on a novel by Ayako Miura.

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The Day the Sun Rose

The Day the Sun Rose

Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned...

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Comedy actors: Cooper and Gable

Comedy actors: Cooper and Gable

This film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Hisashi Inoue, which tells the story of a comedian who teams up with a strange man he...

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The Pale Hand

The Pale Hand

Forward, Young People!

Forward, Young People!

The second film tells about the life of matured brothers and sister Sato. Taro became a foreman. He saves every yen to fulfill his dream of...

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Nurse's Husband

Nurse's Husband

“Quit working as a nurse!” “All right, I will!” thus began the married life of Yasuo and Keiko. But the reality is harsh. Keiko even had to work on...

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When We are Old

When We are Old

An old man has to move to his son's new house. His wife is hospitalized and cannot move together. A few days after moving, he decides to go back to...

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16-Sai no Marine Blue

16-Sai no Marine Blue

A film by Akiyoshi Imazeki. Emi is a 16-year-old girl who lives in Enoshima. An adolescent movie depicting teenagers' outlook on life, values, and...

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Banner of the Young

Banner of the Young

The final part of the trilogy. It is about a younger brother, Suekichi. He learned well the lessons that life taught his older brothers. Therefore,...

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