Jun Tatara

As a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist struggles to maintain his determination to keep his ideals.

The personal tales of various prostitutes who occupy a brothel.

A middle-aged bar hostess, constantly in debt, is faced with numerous social constraints and challenges posed to her by her family, customers and friends.

When poor peasants kidnap a magistrate's daughter to coerce him into reducing their unfair taxes, a wandering ronin decides to give them some help.

A poor rickshaw driver finds himself helping a young woman and her son after the woman's husband dies suddenly.

Alternating in time, between the end of World War II and 1953, Haruko, a widow, does what she can to keep her daughter Utako and son Seiichi safe, fed, and sheltered. By 1953, it's clear that the children, as they enter adulthood,...

Comedy about a family and their obsession for making money.