Cast: Toru Hirose

Direction Hiroshi Shimizu

Cast Mieko Takamine · Shin Tokudaiji · Shotaro Akagi · Bakudankozo

Synopsis A pair of blind masseurs, an enigmatic city woman, a lonely man and his ill-behaved nephew—The Masseurs and a Woman is made up of crisscrossing miniature studies of love and family at a remote resort in the mountains.

Direction Yasushi Sasaki

Cast Mitsuko Mito · Shin Saburi · Toru Hirose · Saburo Kashii

Direction Yasushi Sasaki

Cast Kuniko Miyake · Mitsuko Mito · Chishu Ryu · Yoshiko Tsubouchi

Direction Hiromasa Nomura

Cast Tomio Aoki · Toru Hirose · Akio Isono · Sojin

Synopsis This film was mainly shot in the Japanese skiing resort Hokkaido in 1937-38 and was intended to create support for the coming winter olympics of 1940 in Japan which however were cancelled because of the Japanese-Chinese war. A Japanese production,...

Direction Yasushi Sasaki

Cast Choko Iida · Koji Mitsui · Chishu Ryu · Shin Saburi

Direction Yasushi Sasaki

Cast Toru Hirose · Hideo Hongô · Kuniko Miyake · Chishu Ryu

Synopsis Story of two close friends who long to become pilots in the air corps. Only one succeeds in entering the service, while the other finds a job in civilian aviation through his instructor's good offices.

Direction Yasushi Sasaki

Cast Masao Hayama · Michiyo Kogure · Mitsuko Yoshikawa · Toru Hirose

Direction Heinosuke Gosho

Cast Daijirô Natsukawa · Michiyo Kogure · Ranko Akagi · Takeshi Sakamoto

Synopsis A "mother film" about a dedicated, unmarried female doctor and her daughter. The mother's nickname is "Bokuseki" (wooden head) because of her supposed stubbornness. Rated #10 on Kinema Junpo's "10 Best Films of 1940" list.