Japans Longest Day (1967)
A dramatization of the 24 hour period in which the Japanese government was deadlocked over the decision to accept or reject the Allies demand for an unconditional surrender following the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Good Morning (1959)
Two boys begin a silence strike to press their parents into buying them a television set
Tokyo Ga (1985)
Moved by the work of director Yasujiro Ozu, Wim Wenders travels to Japan in search of the Tokyo seen in Ozus films
Home from the Sea (1972)
On a beautiful island in Seto Inner Sea, Seichi and Minko make their living by transporting rocks to construction sites by boat They cherish the deepest affection for this piece of land they call home, and the simple life they le
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)
A childless middle aged couple faces a marital crisis
There Was a Father (1942)
A schoolteacher struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, having neither money nor future prospects
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
An old man, being rowed along a river, sees a field of daisies or Wild Chrysanthemums, as they are described in the title, or starworts, as they are referred to in the subtitles, and thinks back to when he was fifteen He recall
Boyhood (1951)
When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community
Fireworks Over the Sea (1951)
The Kamiya family struggles to keep the town fishing association from going bankrupt as they deal with a dishonest captain and his degenerate crew
The Moon Has Risen (1955)
Mokichi is the widower father of three daughters, with whom he has been living on the premises of a temple since the war All three daughters become involved in varied complicated relationships The sisters and their attached men