Reikō Tani
There Was a Father
as Teacher of Chinese LiteratureShuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite...
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After the death of her husband, an elderly woman and her youngest, unmarried daughter are forced...
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Mr. Thank You
as DoctorIn Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the...
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The New Road: Akemi
as uncreditedThe eldest daughter of a noble family is in love with an aviator while being courted by a fellow...
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A Story of Floating Weeds
as Tomio's FatherAn aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and...
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Passing Fancy
as BarberIn Depression-era Tokyo, a struggling middle-aged single father with a young son comes across a...
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Every-Night Dreams
as uncreditedIn Depression-era Tokyo, the life of a single mother and her young son are disrupted by the...
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Tokyo Chorus
as ShachouIn Depression-era Tokyo, a young man struggles to provide for his family after he is fired from...
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Twice on a Certain Night
as uncreditedPoor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband,...
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Dragnet Girl
as SecretaryA gangster tries to find redemption with the inadvertent help of an innocent shop girl and his...
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Burden of Life
as uncreditedA middle-aged father has just married off his third daughter, but still has his nine year old...
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Street Without End
as ButlerMikio Naruse’s final silent film is a gloriously rich portrait of a waitress, Sugiko, whose...
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Mother's Love Letter
as uncreditedDomestic comedy involving a strong wife and a "henpecked" husband taking place in a family-run...
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Children in the Wind
as uncreditedOn vacation's eve, a boy is sent to the countryside to live with his uncle after his father is...
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The Dancing Girl of Izu
as Man"The Dancing Girl of Izu" tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu...
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Love
as uncreditedHeinosuke Gosho evokes in this film the family conflicts engendered by the eternal problem of a...
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The Bride Talks in Her Sleep
as HiyamaThis pair of gentle yet witty and inventive comedies from the director of The Neighbour's Wife...
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Song of the Flower Basket
as Tomitaro, Yoko's uncleThree men fall in love with the same young girl who works in a tonkatsu restaurant in the...
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Lady Doctor Kinuyo
as Soichiro, Sohachi's sonKinuyo is a daughter of doctor of Chinese medicine, and Yasuo is a son of surgeon. Their...
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Spring Comes from the Ladies
as Company presidentA student comes up with various schemes to avoid paying a tailor the money he owes him....
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