Hajime Izu

Naruse's reliance on actors is underlined by the roles of Takamine Hideko and Uehara Ken in a short film that Naruse made in 1955 as part of a Toho omnibus called The Kiss (Kuchizuke). The other two shorts in the complication are by Suzuko Hideo and Kakehi Masanori. Naruse's half-hour segment is called "Women's Ways," and it is interesting to see how he turns his marriage theme into a light comedy within which Takamine manages to add a level of melancholy through her performance. (Catherine Russell)

A transforming super-android, on the run from an evil organization, fights its rampaging robot monsters and helps his creator's daughter & son find their lost father. (imdb)

His family believes him dead when a member of the Japanese imperial army deployed to China during the occupation of the latter by the former does not return home following the cessation of the war. When he appears back home alive the family is confronted with a change man who, having witnessed the evils of war, has turned his back to militarism and evolved to appreciate left-wing thoughts and pacifism. (imdb)

In this sequel to Aoi sanmyaku (1949) the focus is not on the students', but the teachers' life. When one day a love letter is discovered it escalates into case over which teacher and students clash. The incident blows up and there is a dispute about the truth leading to a parent-teacher association meeting. There is a vote on who is correct, which in turn leads to the teacher's version winning out. (imdb)

Strongly anti-war film based on the collection of writings by Japanese student soldiers who died during World War II. The location is Burma. It shows the everyday problems of soldiers in contrast of their ideas and the cynicism of their commanders.

Kikaider fights the robot monsters of the Dark Demolition Corps in this theatrical episode shot in 3-D.

A legendary actress thought to be dead is discovered living in an isolated mansion. A screenwriter is tasked with writing her comeback film, which leads the two to live under the same roof.