Cast: Reiko Dan

Direction Akira Kurosawa

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Yûzô Kayama · Yoshio Tsuchiya · Kyôko Kagawa

Synopsis Red Beard (1965) is set in 19th-century Japan, where a newly graduated and haughty doctor, Dr. Noboru Yasumoto (Yuzo Kayama), is compelled to serve at the Koshikawa Clinic. This charitable medical facility is overseen by the esteemed Dr. Kyojio Niide...

Direction Akira Kurosawa

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Tatsuya Nakadai · Keiju Kobayashi · Yûzô Kayama

Synopsis Sanjuro (1962) is set in 18th century Japan, where a group of nine young samurai aim to expose corruption within their clan by presenting their case to the local magistrate. However, their plans are thwarted by a traitor within their...

Direction Mikio Naruse

Cast Hideko Takamine · Masayuki Mori · Daisuke Kato · Tatsuya Nakadai

Synopsis When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960) follows the story of a seasoned and accomplished proprietor of a Tokyo hostess bar who grapples with the inevitability of retirement as she ages. The narrative delves into her personal and professional life,...

Direction Yasujirō Ozu

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

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 Mikio Naruse

Cast Hideko Takamine · Yôko Tsukasa · Akemi Kita · Reiko Dan

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 Shuei Matsubayashi

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Asami Kuji · Keiju Kobayashi · Yôko Tsukasa

Direction Yûzô Kawashima

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Frankie Sakai · Chikage Awashima · Reiko Dan

Direction Yasuki Chiba

Cast Machiko Kyô · Haruko Sugimura · Yôko Tsukasa · Reiko Dan

Synopsis The Daphne (1966) centers around a family of four sisters, each bearing a floral name. The youngest two have found their way into marriage, while the eldest sisters remain unmarried, causing their mother considerable distress. Alongside her brother, the mother...

Direction Yûzô Kawashima

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Chikage Awashima · Daisuke Kato · Michiyo Kogure

Direction Masanori Kakei

Cast Keiju Kobayashi · Daisuke Kato · Reiko Dan · Yumi Shirakawa

Direction Masanori Kakei

Cast Yôko Tsukasa · Sachiko Hidari · Reiko Dan · Hiroshi Koizumi

Direction Masanori Kakei

Cast Keiju Kobayashi · Akira Takarada · Daisuke Kato · Yumi Shirakawa

Direction Kihachi Okamoto

Cast Izumi Yukimura · Michiyo Tamaki · Michiyo Aratama · Ken Uehara

Synopsis All About Marriage (1958) follows the story of a lively and independent model who cherishes her single life and the freedom it brings. However, as societal expectations and the traditional role of "ryosai kenbo" ("good wife, wise mother") begin to...

Direction Nobuo Aoyagi

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Keiju Kobayashi · Daisuke Kato · Asami Kuji

Direction Yûzô Kawashima

Cast Frankie Sakai · Reiko Dan · Yumi Shirakawa · Eitarô Ozawa

Direction Masanori Kakei

Cast Reiko Dan · Noriko Shigeyama · Sonomi Nakajima · Bokuzen Hidari

Direction Shuei Matsubayashi

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Asami Kuji · Keiju Kobayashi · Yôko Tsukasa

Direction Shirô Toyoda

Cast Hisaya Morishige · Reiko Dan · Nobuko Otowa · Keiko Awaji

Synopsis The Maid Story (1963) follows the lives of nine maids who work in the household of a writer and his wife. The couple forms a unique bond with their maids, treating them as daughters and even arranging marriages for them...