Cast: Keiji Sakakida

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Hideko Takamine · Kamatari Fujiwara · Daijirô Natsukawa · Tamae Kiyokawa

Synopsis Hideko, the Bus Conductor (1941) is a delightful comedy directed by Mikio Naruse, marking the first of his seventeen collaborations with the renowned Japanese actress Hideko Takamine. In this film, Takamine portrays O-Koma, a vibrant and cheerful teenage bus conductress...

Direction Sotoji Kimura

Cast Yuriko Hanabusa · Katsuji Honjo · Setsuko Horikoshi · Keiji Sakakida

Direction Kunio Watanabe

Cast Kazuo Hasegawa · Noboru Kiritachi · Hisako Yamane · Sadao Maruyama

Direction Kenji Mizoguchi

Cast Takako Irie · Eiji Nakano · Taisuke Matsumoto · Ichiro Sugai

Direction Jirô Kawate

Cast Noboru Kiritachi · Kimie Hayashi · Eiko Higashi · Konchan Kanazawa

Direction Keigo Kimura

Cast Yaeko Utagawa · Noboru Takashima · Keiji Sakakida · Sôji Ubukata

Direction Tadashi Imai

Cast Shimo Akiko · Hiroshi Akutagawa · Ichirô Chiba · Ren Imaizumi

Direction Ishirô Honda

Cast Chiyoko Shimakura · Shinji Yamada · Kichijiro Ueda · Noriko Honma

Synopsis People of Tokyo, Goodbye (1956) follows the journey of two young individuals deeply in love, navigating the challenges posed by their families' disapproval. The narrative delves into their struggle to stay true to their feelings and the emotional turmoil they...

Direction Yasuki Chiba

Cast Keiju Kobayashi · Daisuke Kato · Nobuko Otowa · Mitsuko Kusabue

Synopsis Yaji and Kita's Travel Journey (1958) follows two companions, Yaji and Kita, who embark on a trip to the sacred temple of Ise. While their journey appears to be a spiritual pilgrimage, it is actually a clever ruse to escape...

Direction Yasuki Chiba

Cast Daisuke Kato · Chikage Awashima · Seizaburô Kawazu · Eijirô Yanagi

Direction Mansaku Itami

Cast Denjirô Ôkôchi · Setsuko Hara · Sadao Maruyama · Ryô Sayama

Synopsis Kyojin-den (1938) is a cinematic interpretation of Victor Hugo's classic novel "Les Misérables," cleverly transplanted to the backdrop of Kyushu during the tumultuous period of the Satsuma Rebellion. This historical drama weaves a tale of struggle, redemption, and the human...

Direction Torajiro Saito

Cast Hideko Takamine · Atsushi Watanabe · Nijiko Kiyokawa · Saburô Sawai

Synopsis My Daughter's Only Wish (1939) centers around a hapless and comedic office clerk, portrayed by Atsushi Watanabe, who faces a significant challenge. His bright and intelligent daughter, Hideko, is on track to advance to a prestigious higher girls' school, but...

Direction Toshio Otani

Cast Hideko Takamine · Akira Kishii · Chizuko Kanda · Sachiko Murase

Synopsis Niji tatsu oka (1938) tells the story of two half-siblings who work at a hotel in Hakone, with one as a porter and the other as a souvenir shop clerk. Their bond is strong, and their lives take an unexpected...

Direction Motoyoshi Oda

Cast Seizaburô Kawazu · Miki Sanjo · Minoru Takada · Yoshio Tsuchiya

Synopsis The Invisible Avenger (1954) begins with a chilling scene where a car collides with an unseen entity, leaving a trail of blood from an invisible source. The victim, who is later revealed to be an invisible man, carries a suicide...

Direction Nobuo Aoyagi

Cast Michiko Aikawa · Toshiko Hashima · Tokiko Hiromachi · Atsuko Ichinomiya

Synopsis World of Love (1943) follows the journey of Tomi, a spirited 16-year-old orphan portrayed by Hideko Takamine, who finds herself in a state of unrest and rebellion. After a series of missteps, the juvenile court mandates that Tomi be sent...

Direction Torajiro Saito

Cast Tsuruko Baba · Achako Hanabishi · Yuriko Hanabusa · Haruko Katô