Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.
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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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1977 Japanese film directed by Tengo Yamada.
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"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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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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A tribute to proletarian author Takiji Kobayashi (1903-1933)
See moreIt'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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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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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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Based on a novel by Ayako Miura.
See moreThe 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...
See moreComedy 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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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...
See moreNurse'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...
See moreWhen 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...
See more16-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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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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