Tokyo Knights
A college student takes over the family business in the field of organised crime.
Late Chrysanthemums
With delicate, unobtrusive strokes, Naruse evokes both the humor and bitterness of his characters’ dilemmas, in this bleak, compelling poignant portrait of a quartet of aging geishas contemplating their troubles with men and money.
Our Blood Will Not Forgive
Two brothers seek revenge on the yakuza responsible for the death of their father.
Profound Desires of the Gods
Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori clan, to drill a well to power a sugar mill.
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
Keiko, whom everyone calls Mama, narrates her story: she's a hostess on the Ginza, 30, a widow. She describes life's vicious cycle: acting cheerful around drunks, dressing and living well to convey confidence, needing money for these expenses and for her demanding mother and brother, and knowing she's growing older.
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Mikio Naruse
Director
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
as
Tsuruko Mano
as
Sadako Sawamura
as
Nobu
Chikako Hosokawa
as
Tamae
Akira Takahashi
as
Hideki Takahashi
as
Shin'ji Asari
Shôhei Imamura
Director
Chôichirô Kawarasaki
as
Kametaro Futori / the backward son
Rentarô Mikuni
as
Nekichi Futori / the chained son
Masao Oda
as
Hideko Takamine
as
Keiko Yashiro
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