Cast: Setsuko Hara

Direction Yasujirō Ozu

Cast Chishu Ryu · Chieko Higashiyama · Setsuko Hara · Sô Yamamura

Synopsis Tokyo Story (1953) follows the journey of an aging couple who embark on a trip to Tokyo to visit their grown children. However, their expectations of a warm family reunion are met with a series of disillusionments as they find...

Direction Yasujirō Ozu

Cast Ineko Arima · Kamatari Fujiwara · Setsuko Hara · Nobuo Nakamura

Synopsis Tokyo Twilight (1957) follows the lives of two sisters residing with their father in post-war Tokyo. The younger sister finds herself in a complicated romantic entanglement that results in an unexpected pregnancy. Meanwhile, the elder sister has left her husband...

Direction Yasujirō Ozu

Cast Setsuko Hara · Chishu Ryu · Hohi Aoki · Masao Mishima

Synopsis Late Spring (1949) follows the story of a devoted father who, after the loss of his wife, shares a close bond with his daughter. He encourages her to find happiness and independence through marriage, but she is reluctant to leave...

Direction Yasujirō Ozu

Cast Setsuko Hara · Chishu Ryu · Chikage Awashima · Kuniko Miyake

Synopsis Early Summer (1951) unfolds in the tranquil setting of postwar Tokyo, where a harmonious family resides. The household includes elderly parents, their 28-year-old daughter Noriko, their married son, his dedicated wife, and two lively young boys. The family's primary concern...

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Setsuko Hara · Yôko Sugi · Ken Uehara · Sô Yamamura

Direction Yasujirō Ozu

Cast Ganjiro Nakamura · Setsuko Hara · Yôko Tsukasa · Michiyo Aratama

Direction Yasujirō Ozu

Cast Setsuko Hara · Yôko Tsukasa · Shin Saburi · Nobuo Nakamura

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Ken Uehara · Setsuko Hara · Yukiko Shimazaki · Yôko Sugi

Synopsis Repast (1951) unfolds in the immediate aftermath of World War II, delving into the strained relationship between salaryman Hatsunosuke and his wife, Michiyo. The narrative centers around the emotional turmoil experienced by Michiyo, a housewife grappling with the monotony of...

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Setsuko Hara · Hideko Takamine · Akira Takarada · Hiroshi Koizumi

Synopsis Daughters, Wives and a Mother (1960) follows the story of an elderly woman residing in Tokyo and her five adult children, along with their respective spouses, who are grappling with financial difficulties. The narrative takes a dramatic turn when one...

Direction Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast Yûzô Kayama · Tatsuya Mihashi · Akira Takarada · Koshiro Matsumoto

Synopsis 47 Ronin (1962) follows a young lord who finds himself entangled in a web of official corruption within the Shogunate. His refusal to bribe a Chancelor, who is tasked with teaching him the proper etiquette for receiving the Shogun's envoys,...

Direction Kôzaburô Yoshimura

Cast Setsuko Hara · Osamu Takizawa · Masayuki Mori · Yumeko Aizome

Synopsis The Ball at the Anjo House (1947) unfolds in the aftermath of Japan's defeat in World War II, as the affluent and refined Anjo family is compelled to abandon their grand mansion and their accustomed lifestyle. In a poignant farewell,...

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Setsuko Hara · Keiju Kobayashi · Shûji Sano · Akemi Negishi

Synopsis Sudden Rain (1956) explores the intense pressures that can arise from the darker sides of married life, creating a tense and stressful environment. Setsuko Hara portrays a woman whose life seems to revolve around barely making ends meet with two...

Direction Akira Kurosawa

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Masayuki Mori · Setsuko Hara · Takashi Shimura

Synopsis The Idiot (1951) follows the journey of Kameda, a man who has spent time in an asylum on Okinawa. He embarks on a voyage to Hokkaido, where he finds himself entangled in a complex web of relationships with two women,...

Direction Akira Kurosawa

Cast Setsuko Hara · Susumu Fujita · Denjirô Ôkôchi · Haruko Sugimura

Synopsis No Regrets for Our Youth (1946) follows the journey of Yukie, a refined young woman who is the daughter of a respected university professor. Her world is turned upside down when her father is dismissed from his position due to...

Direction Sadao Yamanaka

Cast Setsuko Hara · Chojuro Kawarasaki · Utaemon Nakamura · Shizue Yamagishi

Direction Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Yôko Tsukasa · Akihiko Hirata · Kyôko Kagawa

Synopsis The Three Treasures (1959) unfolds the mythical tale of the origins of Shintoism in Fourth Century Japan. Emperor Keikoh's son, Ouso, anticipates his father's throne, but Otomo, the Emperor's loyal servant, favors Ouso's half-brother, Waka, and devises a perilous mission...

Direction Hiroshi Inagaki

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Setsuko Hara · Yosuke Natsuki · Chiemi Eri

Direction Keisuke Kinoshita

Cast Shûji Sano · Setsuko Hara · Sugisaku Aoyama · Fusako Fujima

Synopsis Here's to the Lady (1949) follows Keizo Ishizu (Shuji Sano), a Tokyo car shop proprietor, who crosses paths with Yasuko Ikeda (Setsuko Hara), the offspring of a once-renowned aristocratic lineage, during a blind date orchestrated by Mr. Sato (Takeshi Sakamoto),...

Direction Yasuki Chiba

Cast Daisuke Kato · Sadako Sawamura · Hiroshi Tachikawa · Chikage Awashima

Direction Satsuo Yamamoto

Cast Yuriko Hanabusa · Setsuko Hara · Takako Irie · Tomoko Ito

Synopsis Mother's Song, Part II (1937) is a cinematic adaptation of Olive Higgins Prouty's novel "Stella Dallas," originally presented in two segments, each approximately 79 and 70 minutes long. These segments were later merged into a single 91-minute feature and re-released...