JP
The year is 1936. Ōhinata-mura was a very poor village between deep valleys. Soncho, the village head is trying to collect the village taxes from the villagers but he knows full well that no one can afford to pay the village tax which has been unpaid for years...
Oct 1940
An episodic film about life in and around a rural police station and the people it serves.
Nov 1938
Venice Film Festival 1939
May 1938
A film that begins with wit and comedy when a husband tries to hide and mask his drinking, which his Jesus freak and very Christian wife dislikes, by gargling and other methods, turns somber when the man loses his job after being fired. He attempts to keep us appearances by having parties and still going to night clubs, which means money is even more of a short supply. He turns to gambling and the race horse tracks as a result.
Oct 1938
A fatherless boy's mother passes him from one aunt to another.
Mar 1938
Drama about a young nurse who falls in love with a disabled soldier, and based a true story.
Nov 1941
A female doctor's story of her life in an isolated leper colony.
Jul 1940
A "slice-of life" film about a group of high school girls in 1940s Japan.
Aug 1941
