A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particularly from three men who knew her late husband.
A young reporter falls for a beautiful waitress, but fate conspires against their burgeoning romance when the latter is involved in a car accident and loses her memory.
A love triangle develops between a benevolent student, his innocent girlfriend, and a cruel petty criminal, all as a point of diagnosis of a social disease that had Japan slowly succumbing to lawlessness during the post-War era.
Women of Tokyo
A masterpiece depicting the true feelings, grief and joy of a woman. An adaptation of the novel of the same name by Yasushi Inoue.
Two boys beg their parents for a television set, nagging them until all patience is lost. The parents order the boys to be quiet and the boys do exactly that--refusing to utter a word. The boys' silence ultimately puts the whole neighborhood into turmoil.
Ai no Noutan
Five longtime friends get back together, but are disappointed to find that their bonds are not as strong as they once were.
Wataru's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares her love for a coworker and is adamant to live her own way, instead of agreeing to an arranged marriage. Outwitted by his female relatives, Hirayama stubbornly refuses to admit defeat.
Storm on the Silvery Peaks
ある落日
A case of mistaken identity in which a woman assumes the role of widow to a man killed in a train accident.
A road trip comedy set against the backdrop of the famous historical sites of Tohoku and Hokkaido.
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