Machiko Yashiro
1939 (86 лет)
旗本退屈男 謎の竜神岬
Yasushi Sasaki
Utaemon Ichikawa, Kotaro Satomi
Ryujin Misaki, located at the edge of the Genkai Sea, is known as an isolation ward for leprosy patients. When Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogun, hears news of a doctor gone missing, he begins to suspect that things are not what they seem at Ryujin Misaki. Intent on discovering the truth, Saotome launches a private investigation.
The Mysterious Cape
傷だらけの人生
Shigehiro Ozawa
Koji Tsuruta, Tomisaburō Wakayama
Set in Osaka, during the devastated time of post-war Japan, this is a tale of the yakuza who set about rebuilding after the death of their Oyabun (big boss). Battles erupt as tempers explode as someone seeks to fill the seat of power.
A Scarred Life
懲役三兄弟
Kiyoshi Saeki
Bunta Sugawara, Kyōsuke Machida
While imprisoned, Tatsu encounters Danshi, a man who is a big honcho in the prison pecking order. After initial conflict they become sworn brothers. Tatsu and the sworn brothers he acquires weren’t really gangsters before their prison time, just ruffians. Prison, however, introduces them to plenty of gangland characters and three years later, they’re out of prison and enmeshed in the yakuza world.
Brothers Serving Time
怪猫 呪いの沼
Yoshihiro Ishikawa
Ryôhei Uchida, Kotaro Satomi
Nabeshima Naoshige murders his lord, Ryuzoji Takafusa, seeking to gain power and steal his Lord’s wife. To avoid her fate, Lady Takafusa drowns herself along with her cat in a nearby marsh. A decade later, Naoshige’s efforts to steal another woman trigger a curse on him when she also commits suicide at the same marsh — forcing him to suffer the consequences of his past actions.
Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit
Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
Shigehiro Ozawa
Sumiko Fuji, Hiroyuki Nagato
The industrual revolution comes to Japan with the introduction of the railroad system. This led to clashes between boatmen, who livihoods are threatened, and the railroad construction workers. Oryu the Red Peony returns to her home in Kumamoto to accept her position as second generation leader of the Yano Family. But the ceremony is interrupted by fighting between local boatmen and railroad works. And it seems a rival family is pulling the strings behind the clashes.
Red Peony Gambler: Second Generation Ceremony
べらんめえ芸者
Eiichi Koishi
Hibari Misora, Shinjirô Ehara
Koharu, a young geisha, is in love with Kenichi, an apprentice carpenter to her father Masagoro. Their love life comes to a sudden halt after an argument between their two fathers. Can their love survive in spite of the bitterness between their two families?
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha
