Stars: Masuo Inoue, Ayako Iijima, Yoshie Nakagawa, Hiroshi Nemoto, Misao Seki
A man works in a mental asylum with the hope of freeing his wife and...
Stars: Takashi Shimura, Akitake Kôno, Masao Shimizu, Haruko Sugimura, Ryô Ikebe
An anthology film in four parts: First Love, Fun Breakups, Too Much, Love Is Easy, and Circus of Love...
Stars: Gen Shimizu, Isao Yamagata, Saburô Date, Yukio Horikita, Tokio Oki
In 1159, one of the ladies of the court disguised herself as a lord's wife and left the city with a loyal samurai. After this story, the samurai asked the lord to allow him to marry the woman he saved. The lord gave him this permission, but the samurai realized that the woman had married before him and...
Stars: Yoshio Inaba, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Yukio Horikita, Tokio Oki, Tadashi Iwata
A Buddhist priest becomes also a magician, dedicating himself to the protection of life wherever its needed, whereupon he finds himself in direct service of the Queen. Political intrigue tightens around him as it is increasingly assumed that he harbors ulterior motives. Set in Japans Nara Era (710 - 794 A.D.), the story is loosely based on Mikado (Empress) Koken-Sho... Read all
