The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
A Japanese pacifist, unable to face the dire consequences of conscientious objection, is transformed by his attempts to compromise with the demands of war time Japan
What Is Your Name (1953)
Machiko and Haruki are not allowed to meet When at last they find each other, Haruki has to part for Europe
Bridge of Japan (1956)
For his 1st color film, Ichikawa did an Edo era story of two geishas scheming against each other for control of the Nihonbashi bridge area, and vying for the affections of a young doctor
Meoto zenzai (1955)
Despite paternal disapproval, the heir of a wealthy family embarks on a relationship with a Geisha