Hiroko Hanai

A unique literary work depicting the crisis in the love and physical relationship of the ordinary Shimura couple.

Sawakichi carried on his late father’s legacy, devoting himself to training in the art of seduction while searching for the secret scroll, but he fell just short of success. What is this secret scroll?

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person.

The days leading up to a toddler's second birthday are seen alternately from the child's point of view as well as that of his parents.

1962 Japanese movie

One of Kinugasa's last films--based on the story by Tanizaki Jun'ichirō.

1961 Japanese movie