Cast: Masahiko Shimazu

Direction Akira Kurosawa

Cast Toshirô Mifune · Kyôko Kagawa · Yutaka Sada · Takashi Shimura

Synopsis High and Low (1963) centers around Gondo, a prominent executive in the shoe industry, portrayed by Toshirô Mifune, who is orchestrating a corporate takeover to seize control of his company. Gondo has secured the necessary funds for his scheme when...

Direction Yasujirō Ozu

Cast Chishu Ryu · Kuniko Miyake · Yoshiko Kuga · Koji Shidara

Synopsis Good Morning (1959) follows the story of two young boys who embark on a silent protest to persuade their parents to purchase a television. The boys believe that by refusing to speak, they can exert enough pressure to get their...

Direction Yasujirō Ozu

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

Direction Masahiro Shinoda

Cast Yusuke Kawazu · Shima Iwashita · Ichiro Sugai · Kô Nishimura

Direction Motomu Ida

Cast Shoichi Ozawa · Masahiko Shimazu · Mayumi Shimizu · Tôru Yuri

Direction Masanori Kakei

Cast Keiko Awaji · Yu Fujiki · Mie Hama · Ryo Ikebe

Direction Keigo Kimura

Cast Sô Yamamura · Ayako Wakao · Keizo Kawasaki · Chieko Higashiyama

Synopsis Diary of a Mad Old Man (1962) follows the personal journal of Utsugi, a seventy-seven-year-old man with a refined palate who is on the mend from a stroke. As his physical health deteriorates, he finds that his desires remain strong,...

Direction Shôhei Imamura

Cast Frank Nagai · Masahiko Shimazu · Hisano Yamaoka · Shin'ichi Yanagisawa

Synopsis Nishi Ginza Station (1958) follows the comedic journey of a beleaguered drugstore proprietor who finds solace in nostalgic memories of a wartime love affair in the tropics, as he navigates the challenges of his daily life. This film, directed by...