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Munekata kyodai 1950 Setsuko is unhappily married to Mimura, an engineer with no job and a drinking habit Shes always been in love with Hiroshi, but he left for France years ago without proposing Now he is back and Mariko Setsukos sister tries to reunite them, although secretly she loves him too

Shinshaku Yotsuya kaidan kohen 1949 In this second part to The Yotsuda Phantom, Iemons apparent success is minimized by his own feelings of guilt, the quickly mounting evidence, and Naosukes constant hounding

Ghost of Yotsuya 1949 Iemon Tamiya is an impovershed masterless samurai who craves a better life, which he cannot have because of his marriage to Oiwa, who is completely devoted to her husband

Untamed Woman 1957 A woman marries, gives birth to a stillborn child, and divorces, falls in love with a hotel keeper, only to find herself subordinated to his drive for success, takes up with a tailor who cannot console himself with her strong personality

Meshi 1951 Michiyo moved to Osaka two years ago, when her husband Hatsunosuke who works at a stock brokerage was transfered from Tokyo She wash, cook and clean 365 days a year All the dreams and hopes she had when they got married five years ago seems to be gone From here on we follow the everyday l

Late Chrysanthemums (1954) What is the life of a Geisha like once her beauty has faded and she has retired? Kin has saved her money, and has become a wealthy money-lender, spending her days cold-heartedly collecting debts. Even her best friends, Tomi, Nobu, and Tamae, who were her fellow Geisha, are

Mr. Thank You (1936) Mr. Thank You is the kindly young driver of a local bus traveling from poverty stricken coastal villages, over the mountains, to the town. He thanks everybody when they let his bus pass on the narrow road. Among the passengers is a worldly young woman, who flirts with the driver

Wife (1953) Tokyo. Mihoko and Toichi Nakagawa's ten year marriage is crumbling out of inertia. Each knows the other isn't happy, they themselves aren't happy, but they don't talk about their problems ...