Cast: Harue Tone

Direction Miyoji Ieki

Cast Kyoko Asagiri · Yasumi Hara · Takashi Kanda · Nobuo Kaneko

Direction Kaneto Shindô

Cast Nobuko Otowa · Hiroyuki Nagato · Jûkichi Uno · Ichiro Sugai

Direction Satsuo Yamamoto

Cast Yûko Mochizuki · Rentarô Mikuni · Sachiko Hidari · Yoshio Inaba

Direction Tai Kato

Cast Tomoemon Otani · Jun Tazaki · Harue Tone · Tomisaburô Wakayama

Direction Senkichi Taniguchi

Cast Ryo Ikebe · Shirley Yamaguchi · Eitarô Ozawa · Hajime Izu

Synopsis Escape at Dawn (1950) follows the harrowing journey of Mikami, a Japanese soldier stationed in China who finds himself in a dire situation after being apprehended by Chinese forces. Despite successfully breaking free from captivity, his ordeal is far from...

Direction Satsuo Yamamoto

Cast Takashi Kanda · Yoshi Kato · Isao Kimura · Koichi Nishimura

Synopsis Vacuum Zone (1952) follows the story of a Japanese soldier, Kitani, who is set free from prison just as World War II is drawing to a close. Kitani's release comes after completing his sentence for a theft conviction. The narrative...

Direction Kô Nakahira

Cast Frankie Sakai · Sumiko Minami · Harue Tone · Toshiyuki Ichimura

Synopsis Gyûnyû ya Furankî (1956) follows the journey of a young man named Frankie, who was nurtured with discipline and honor by his feudal grandfather in the rural landscapes of Choshu. Upon venturing into the bustling city of Tokyo, Frankie is...

Direction Kazuo Mori

Cast Ryôsuke Kagawa · Kichijiro Ueda · Goro Kawabe · Chizuru Kitagawa

Direction Tadashi Imai

Cast Kyôko Kagawa · Susumu Fujita · Keiko Tsushima · Eiji Okada

Direction Kon Ichikawa

Cast Susumu Fujita · Yuji Hori · Harue Tone

Synopsis Heat and Mud (1950) follows the gripping tale of a fugitive who flees from law enforcement into the untamed wilderness of Hokkaido. Desperate to evade capture, he enlists the help of a young woman to pose as his spouse, hoping...

Direction Keigo Kimura

Cast Machiko Kyô · Takashi Shimura · Yoshiko Kuga · Tanie Kitabayashi

Synopsis Mesu inu (1951) follows Horie Wataru, an insurance company employee, who uncovers a financial misappropriation involving his colleagues and dancers from a magazine. When Horie visits the theater to investigate, he finds himself in possession of a wallet containing three...

Direction Kon Ichikawa

Cast Ken Uehara · Asami Kuji · Harue Tone · Yûji Kawakita

Direction Keisuke Sasaki

Cast Hajime Asada · Keiko Chigaura · Choko Iida · Yaeko Izumo