Shoichi Ozawa

The Maid Story

Nine maids serve the household of a writer and his wife. The couple treat their maids like daughters…

The Gambling Monk

One summer day, the chief monk of the Hojuin Temple dies. Harumichi rushes back to town hearing abou…

Nippon no obaachan

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast abo…

The Temple of Wild Geese

Satoko is a mistress by trade or fate: when her master, the silkscreen artist of the Kohoan Temple i…

Cat Changed Into Tiger

A life insurance agent has a drinking problem causing him to lose his company a fortune. He heads to…

Shūmatsu-ya hanjō-ki

Fresh Leaves

Keiko is pretty and intelligent but her home life is not a happy one. Never having known a father's …

Foundry Town

Set in Kawaguchi in the early 60s, this simple story chronicles the lives of foundry families and on…

Elegant Beast

A greedy, materialistic family attempts to cover-up the embezzlement committed by the son while keep…