Tomoko Naraoka

The Zen Diary

Tsutomu lives alone in the mountains, writing essays, cooking Zen food with the vegetables he grows …

Railways

A heartwarming tale about the turning point in the life of an elite business man in his fifties and …

Railroad Man

A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his…

War and Youth

An auto repairman's daughter questions him about what happened to her aunt during the war, but the f…

Ballad of Orin

A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed wherever she goes, even as the modern world impos…

The Stars and I Decided...

The brother of an up-and-coming kendoka is mysteriously murdered while working on a new model of mot…

The Song of Love

Heartwarming story of an ambitious girl who becomes a concert pianist with the help of her musician …

Hanayome wa jū go-sai

The Flame of Devotion

The tragic tale of Kiyono, a young woman from the mountain who fell in love with Takuji, a fisherman…