Kan'ichi Tani

A twice-remade ironic comedy about a writer's encounter with a female thief.

Yamanaka Sadao's fourth feature film. The Life of Bangaku

A classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in Taishō-era Japan, The nostalgic scenes of 1920s Tokyo provides a valuable visual experience set against the background of the title song, "Tokyo March." (Sadly, less than a half hour of the footage has been recovered and restored.)

A man rises in society by cheating, but the institutions in turn take their revenge.