Kinji Fujiwa

The Woman Who Holds the Key

Shochiku melodrama about the loves of the humble people living in the poor tenement called the Ryuhe…

Morning for the Osone Family

A Japanese family weathers much hardship after their military uncle comes to live with them during W…

Mother Never Dies

The premature death of a young mother serves as inspiration for her husband and son.…

A Fond Face from the Past

A Fond Face from the Past is also set in a rural community, specifically a village outside Kameoka, …

Schoolgirl Records

A "slice-of life" film about a group of high school girls in 1940s Japan.…

Story of Leadership

In this semi-documentary, an older locomotive driver is tasked with training younger ones and is cur…

Keshô yuki

Ōhinata-mura

The year is 1936. Ōhinata-mura was a very poor village between deep valleys. Soncho, the village hea…

Hikari to kage (Zenpen)

Part one of two.…