Phoenix (1947)
A young war widow remembers her short time with her husband
Twenty Four Eyes (1954)
Schoolteacher Hisako Oishi forms an emotional bond with her pupils and teaches them various virtues, while at the same time worrying about their future
Father (1988)
A middle aged mans family loses patience with him as he struggles with his seemingly directionless life
Children of Nagasaki (1983)
The atom bombing of Nagasaki, Japan in 1945 is recalled by a survivor
Love Letter (1953)
Explores the wounds of war, the limits of love and the need to forgive A sad and troubled man, Reikichi Mayumi finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people
A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
Alternating in time, between the end of World War II and 1953, Haruko, a widow, does what she can to keep her daughter Utako and son Seiichi safe, fed, and sheltered By 1953, its clear that the children, as they enter adulthood,
Apostasy (1948)
While revelations of his lower class past threaten his job, a school teacher fights for freedom and equality
Shodo satsujin: Musuko yo (1979)
A man whose son has been murdered pushes to create laws to financially protect victims families
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
Thus Another Day (1959)
A young wife looses patience with her career minded husband and returns to her parents home while an unpaid mortgage forces the couple to rent out their home for the summer to the husbands boss
The Rose on His Arm (1956)
A young man ignores his mothers pleas and becomes drawn to a life of crime
The Tattered Wings (1955)
A widow life is left in turmoil when her childhood lover returns to town, left between the decision whether to go with him and start a new life in tokyo or settle down with her kindly brother in law, amidst a growing scandal that cou
Spring Dreams (1960)
A homeless man falls ill near a wealthy familys home, who take him in and find themselves dealing with his visiting friends
Ghost of Yotsuya (1949)
Iemon Tamiya is an impovershed masterless samurai who craves a better life, which he cannot have because of his marriage to Oiwa, who is completely devoted to her husband
Danger Stalks Near (1957)
Three criminals planning to rob a house are continually delayed by the families antics
Wedding Ring (1950)
A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husbands illness via Hulu
Shinshaku Yotsuya kaidan kohen (1949)
In this second part to The Yotsuda Phantom, Iemons apparent success is minimized by his own feelings of guilt, the quickly mounting evidence, and Naosukes constant hounding