Cast: Tazuko Kusaka

Direction Hiroshi Shimizu

Cast Mieko Takamine · Shinobu Aoki · Mitsuko Yoshikawa · Choko Iida

Plot Released in 1940, Nobuko stars renowned actress/singer Takamine Mieko as titular heroine Nobuko, a spirited young teacher working in a conservative school. Based on a novel by Shishi Bunroku, the...

Direction Hiromasa Nomura

Cast Shozaburo Abe · Mariko Aoyama · Hideo Fujino · Masao Hayama

Plot Okinu, daughter of the owner of a hosiery business, is in love with Yukidon the young manager of the shop. However, whenever the two meet, they fight. When the landlord...

Direction Heinosuke Gosho

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

Plot 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...

Direction Hiromasa Nomura

Cast Kinuyo Tanaka · Ken Uehara · Hideo Fujino · Mitsuko Higashiyama

Plot A young doctor, Kozo Tsumura (Uehara), falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi (Tanaka). But she's got a secret: she's a widow with a son. Kozo and Katsue decide to run...