The Second Is a Christian
The story of beautiful Christian nun, Kyoko (Etsuko Shihomi) who is the object of affection for two very different men – one the happy-go-lucky yakuza gangster, Haruhiko (Koichi Iwaki) who…
Repast
Michiyo lives in the small place Osaka and is not happy with her marriage, all she does is cook and clean for her husband.
An Inlet of Muddy Water
Three short tales from stories by Ichiyo Higuchi. In one, a young woman is degraded by her family after an arranged marriage. Another deals with the troubles heaped upon a…
Japan’s Longest Day
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the…
Professional Killers
Two assassins are hired to carry out a hit on the second wife of a candle merchant, but someone is watching…
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Townsend Harris is sent by President Pierce to Japan to serve as the first U.S. Consul-General to that country. Harris discovers enormous hostility to foreigners, as well as the love…
The Inheritance
On his deathbed, a wealthy businessman announces that his fortune is to be split equally among his three illegitimate children, whose whereabouts are unknown to his family and colleagues. A…
Princess Yang Kwei Fei
In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate…
Tokyo Twilight
Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot take the truth of being abandoned as a child.
Sound of the Mountain
An ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slights her for another woman.
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
A Japanese pacifist, unable to face the dire consequences of conscientious objection, is transformed by his attempts to compromise with the demands of war-time Japan.
