Mabuta no haha

1962 Japanese movie

Matsuki, a former war photojournalist, returns home and starts a modest life with his wife, Komiko. Driven by his passion for capturing the truth, he takes on daring assignments that impress many, though his risky work worries his wife. Through his lens, he experiences deeply moving moments that give him a new perspective on the meaning of his profession. As he struggles to balance his career and family life, new challenges force him to reconsider his priorities.

This story depicts the struggles of a man living in the cutthroat world of competition and the pure love of his wife.

Period comedy with fantasy elements.

A high school girl kills her father's mistress.

Melodrama about a young woman who saves a young man from the world of evil after he has saved her from blindness.

A handsome young man infiltrates the Tanuki Kingdom, where conspiracies swirl around the Divine Mirror; he rescues the princess and turns the evil ministers against each other.

A young judo athlete ends up working as a cabaret bouncer.

A sweet and melancholy melodrama set against the backdrop of the beautiful Seto Inland Sea, in which a pair of twin sisters, one a young lady of high birth, the other a maid, are manipulated by the threads of fate as they vie for the affection of the same young man.