Cast: Akiko Kana

Direction Hideo Gosha

Cast Shima Iwashita · Rino Katase · Masanori Sera · Murasaki Fujima

Direction Hiroshi Okamoto · Sôkichi Tomimoto

Cast Etsuko Ichihara · Akiko Nomura · Tokie Kanda · Yoshiko Miyazaki

Direction Yoichi Takabayashi

Cast Akiko Kana · Seiya Nakano · Noboru Nakaya · Kyôko Togawa

Direction Kinji Fukasaku

Cast Sonny Chiba · Kenji Sawada · Akiko Kana · Ken Ogata

Synopsis Makai tenshô: Samurai Reincarnation (1981) centers around the nefarious character Amakusa SHIRO Tokaisada, a figure inspired by a genuine Christian samurai from history. This cinematic work served as a significant inspiration for the renowned video game 'Samurai Shodown,' blending historical...

Direction Isamu Aitsuki

Cast Nagisa Katahira · Ryôsuke Miki · Kon Ohmura · Momiji Yamamura

Direction Kôzaburô Yoshimura

Cast Rentarô Mikuni · Michiko Araki · Jun Hamamura · Daigo Kusano

Direction Masaru Konuma

Cast Madoka Matsuda · Arisa Inasaka · Yoshie Yoshiki · Kazunori Sasaki

Synopsis Nagisa (2000) unfolds during a summer in the 1960s near the scenic beach of Enoshima, just outside Tokyo. The story centers around a 12-year-old girl named Nagisa, known for her naturally outgoing personality. She resides with her mother, who manages...

Direction Hideo Gosha

Cast Ken Ogata · Kimiko Ikegami · Atsuko Asano · Mitsuko Baisho

Synopsis The Geisha (1983) unfolds in 1933, two decades after Katsuzo's tragic past with a geisha who bore him a daughter. Their attempt to escape together ended in disaster when she was slain before his eyes. Now, Katsuzo operates as a...

Direction Tengo Yamada

Cast Sachiko Hidari · Akiko Kana · Rentarô Mikuni · Junshi Shimada

Direction Zenzo Matsuyama

Cast Emi Wakui · Atsuro Watabe · Yoshiyuki Omori · Maki Mizuno

Direction Shunichi Kajima

Cast Kyôhei Shibata · Atsuo Nakamura · Masahiko Tsugawa · Kazuya Kosaka

Synopsis Shudan-sasen (1994) unfolds during a period of economic hardship, where Yokoyama, the vice president of Taiyo Real Estate, initiates a drastic measure to reduce his workforce. Fifty employees are isolated into a special task force and given a harsh ultimatum:...

Direction Yôichi Higashi

Cast Setsuko Karasuma · Akiko Kana · Kumi Kageyama · Ryuichi Tamura

Synopsis Four Seasons: Natsuko (1980) follows the journey of a young woman in her twenties who feels confined and unfulfilled in her current relationship and monotonous life. Seeking a change, she connects with a photographer and agrees to pose nude, hoping...

Direction Yûichi Harada · Junji Kurata · Yoshiyuki Kuroda · Mak Chi-Woh

Cast Kotaro Satomi · Yumiko Nogawa · Tetsurô Tanba · Shôhei Hino

Synopsis Chôshichirô Edo Nikki (TV Series) (1983) is a long-running television series that aired from 1983 to 1991, spanning three seasons and a total of 233 episodes. The show is set in the Edo period of Japan and follows the adventures...

Direction Toshio Masuda

Cast Tetsurô Tanba · Teruhiko Aoi · Tomokazu Miura · Masako Natsume