Tadashi Imai
was a Japanese film director known for social realist filmmaking informed by a left-wing perspective. His most noted films include '' An Inlet of Muddy Water'' (1953) and '' Bushido, Samurai Saga'' (1963).
Life
Although leaning towards left-win ...
Masahiro Shinoda
was a Japanese film director, whose career spanned over four decades and covered a wide range of genres and styles. He was one of the central figures of the Japanese New Wave during the 1960s and 1970s. He directed films for Shochiku Studio fro ...
Epitome
An epitome (; , from ἐπιτέμνειν ''epitemnein'' meaning "to cut short") is a summary or miniature form, or an instance that represents a larger reality, also used as a synonym for embodiment. Epitomacy represents "to the degree of." A ...
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Life of a Woman
is a 1953 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindō. It is based on Guy de Maupassant's 1883 novel '' Une vie''.
Plot
Shortly after graduating from high school, Fujiko Shirakawa is married to Shintarō Yamazaki, whose parents ...
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An Actress
is a 1956 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindō. It is based on the autobiography of actress Kakuko Mori.
Cast
* Nobuko Otowa as Kakuko Mori
* Chikako Hosokawa as Tsukiko, Kakuko's mother
* Shinsuke Ashida as Shinichirō ...
Akitsu Springs
is a 1962 Japanese drama film directed by Yoshishige Yoshida, starring Mariko Okada and Hiroyuki Nagato.
Plot
Shortly before the end of World War II, young soldier Shusaku, ill with tuberculosis, arrives at Akitsu, expecting to die soon. Shink ...
Farewell to the Land
is a 1982 Japanese drama film directed by Mitsuo Yanagimachi. It was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
* Jinpachi Nezu as Yukio Yamazawa
* Kumiko Akiyoshi as Junko
* Jirō Yabuki
also known as Jirō Chiba i ...