Izumo no Okuni

Sanbaba

A story about being scared of getting old.

The Kii River

Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and economic reform.

The Twilight Years

A woman looks after her father in law.

The Time of Reckoning

"The Time of Reckoning" transforms a screwball-comedy plot into a sober study of a successful businessman with serious relationship problems involving three women: his wife of ten years who announces she is pregnant by another man; a mistress who wants to have a baby with him; and an ex-lover who claims he fathered her son.

The Scent of Incense

After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life deeply gets in trouble.

Closing Time

The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka

The disturbing story of a physician who conducted the first operation with general anaesthetic, and the women in his life who are both so determined to win his love that they volunteer as subjects for his experiments

Winter Story

The movie depicts the sorrows of growing old – a man suffering from dementia finds himself losing parts of his dignity day by day. In the end, it is the power of family's love that embraces that quiet walk into the night.

The Nun

I Will Never Forget

A melodrama set in Kuroshima.

About the Evil Woman

Fushin no Toki

Suspense TV movie adaptation of an original story by Sawako Ariyoshi, starring Yukiyo Toake.

Time of Distrust ~ Women's Wars

One's real wife and one's lover: The joys, displeasures, longings and high hopes of those different women."The grass is always greener on the other side." This drama depicts these different and contrasting worlds.And then there's the men who have no idea what is going on in the hearts of these women. Here's a chance to view a battle between two women from the sidelines.Michiko Asai is a housewife living in a one-family house somewhere in Tokyo. She's been married eight years now to Yoshio, who works for a major advertising firm. Three years ago, she discovered that Yoshio was having an affair. Michiko was called by her husband's lover Chizuko Osawa, who told her that her husband didn't consider her to be a woman. Since then, Michiko has been paying a lot of attention to her looks and appearance to keep Yoshio interested in her, making special dishes for him every night and doing her very best to be a devoted and attractive wife.

悪女について

悪女について