Osamu Takizawa

The Ball at the Anjo House

After Japan's defeat in the war, the Anjo family lose their peerage and wealth. Since their mansion …

The Brick Factory Girl

This film focuses on Koreans living in Japan. The filmmaker’s humanism comes across in the portrayal…

Subterranean Heat

Tojuro's Love

A colourful study of theatrical life. Two acting troupes vie for the Kyoto market during the Genroku…

Composition Class

Masako, the daughter of an impoverished itinerant tinsmith, wins a grammar school composition contes…

The Giant

Japanese adaptation of LES MISERABLES. The last film of director Itami took inspiration from Les Mi…

Mother's Melody

Tokai no kaii 7-ji 03-bu

Miyamoto Tokunosuke works at a Detective Agency in the heart of Tokyo. When his lover Ranko tells hi…

Drifting

Adaptation of Fumiko Hayashi's novel.…