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火の鳥 (1956)
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Emi Ikushima, a star actress in the Roses, is half-hearted, but she wasn't disappointed by the news of her father Enmy's sudden death, and she performed enthusiastically on the stage that night, attracting a crowded audience.
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明日は日本晴れ (1948)
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Lost for 70 years until 2022, Shimizu’s second postwar film recalls Mr. Thank You as he frames the narrative in a familiar setting, tracking an autumnal bus ride from a hot spring town through a mountain pass. When the jaunty bus unceremoniously breaks down, a bittersweet sadness overcomes the passengers as unexpected reunions take place, but nothing can be what it was before the war.
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母情 (1950)
Character: N/A
A bar girl tries to pass her three children, each from a different father, to rural relatives.
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女中ッ子 (1955)
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In order to pay back Mrs. Kajiki for her good deed in the past, Hatsu moves from her village in Akita to Tokyo to start working as a maid for her family. She grows close to their youngest son Katsumi, experiencing things that will change her view on life.
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モンテンルパ 望郷の歌 (1953)
Character: N/A
A moving episode in which a war criminal in the Philippines, having faced death, pleads earnestly while trembling with fear.
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フランキー・ブーちゃんの あゝ軍艦旗 (1957)
Character: N/A
The day has come for recruits to enlist in the Japanese Marine Corps. The recruits, who have left the free world to enter this strict military life, look nervous. Monma Santaro (Frankie Sakai), who grew up in Edo and is small but smart, and Mamada Gosaku (Toshiyuki Ichimura), who was born in Tohoku and has a strong 'zuzu' dialect, have also been called up.
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緑はるかに (1955)
Character: Mamiko's mother
Ruriko's father is a well known scientist who's involved in secret research that even his family doesn't know about. Ever since he moved up to the research laboratory in Hokkaido, Ruriko hasn't heard from him. The only thing that reminded her of his warmth was the green music box that he’d left behind for her. She longed to reunite with her father. The little box played music that lifted her spirits, to a place where everything was perfect.
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銀座化粧 (1951)
Character: Akemi
A few days in the life of a quiet geisha, single mother of a smart young boy, in the lively Tokyo quarter of Ginza. A woman devoted to others' needs, she'll end by taking part herself in one of the many disguises of Ginza.
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海の純情 (1956)
Character: Suzugiku
A romantic adventure tale about a young guy working on a whale-hunting vessel and his love for a childhood sweetheart.
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