Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain 1962

Modan dôchû: Sono koi matta nashi 1958

A road trip comedy set against the backdrop of the famous historical sites of Tohoku and Hokkaido.

Monthly Salary: 13,000 Yen 1958

Set in a rubber company in Tokyo, this comedy depicts the sorrows of salarymen in a humorous way, centering on the commotion caused by the passionate salaryman Goro Mutsu, who is transferred from Kyushu.

Black River 1957

A university student moves into an apartment building and becomes involved with a waitress. The landlord then attempts to evict the tenants and sell the building through illicit means.

I Will Buy You 1956

A talent scout moves sharply, dead-set on signing a promising athlete to the baseball team the Toyko Flowers.

The Rose on His Arm 1956

Ignoring the protests of his working-class mother, a young man becomes wrapped up in the world of delinquents and yakuza.

Twice on a Certain Night 1956

Poor social conditions badly affect the relationship between a married couple, when the husband, who is desperately searching for work, fails to notice the terrible sacrifices made by his wife when she accepts a job at a local inn.

Farewell to Dream 1956

A coming-of-age story portrayed as the loss of all youthful illusions. Sixteen-year-old Yoichi dreams of becoming a sailor. His parents are fishmongers, and Yoichi lives together with them and his four siblings in cramped living conditions. His beloved younger sister is given to a wealthy, childless uncle; his best friend moves away; the girl he fell in love with from afar is with someone else: little by little, Yoichi loses all the people that are important to him.

Fountainhead 1956

A botanist woos the secretary of an industrialist whose company threatens the local water supply.