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螢の光 (1955)
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A young woman decides to leave school in order to help her sister.
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ねんねこ社員 (1956)
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A handsome and pure-hearted employee who thought he was single actually has a secret child. His girlfriend, a beautiful secretary, and the high-maintenance female manager suddenly panic, and the whole company is in an uproar.
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東京の瞳 (1958)
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A beautiful older sister and her younger brother, both designers who paint the dreams of young hope, are paired with an innocent young artist and the daughter of a company president, creating a miniature picture of the youth of Tokyo that revolves around these four characters.
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若い樹々 (1963)
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A bright and cheerful story about a young girl who comes to Tokyo from the countryside, relying on her aunt to become a maid, and willingly aspires to become a maid and lives a healthy life despite the hardships she encounters with people from all walks of life. Ririko Tachibana moved to Tokyo in reliance on her aunt Motoko, who lives in Tokyo. When Ririko leaves her classmate Chizuko Misawa, who says she is going to rely on jazz singer Michi Nozoe, and arrives at her aunt's house, she is disappointed to find that a job has been arranged for her as a nanny. Her dream of attending night high school was dashed, but Ririko made up her mind to do her best to do as much as she could. The Honbashi family, where she was employed, lived alone with the widow Shinae, and Mrs Shinae was asked to go to her daughters' house to help out...
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慕情の河 (1957)
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A factory town along the Sumida River. Jun Aoki and Miyo Murakoshi, who work at this factory, love music, with Jun playing the cello and Miyo the violin. Shortly after the war, Yosuke Hashida, a famous cellist and conductor, came to the factory and began efforts to gather music lovers from each factory to form an orchestra.
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女妖 (1960)
Character: Akemi
Omnibus picture, consisting of three stories.
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永すぎた春 (1957)
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Adaptation of the Yukio Mishima novel.
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貴族の階段 (1959)
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A romantic tale depicting the beautiful and tragic love between a young man and woman from aristocratic families who are caught in the crossfire of the February 26 Incident.
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男の銘柄 (1961)
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A unique literary work depicting the crisis in the love and physical relationship of the ordinary Shimura couple.
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三人の顔役 (1960)
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A crime boss gets out of prison and tries to find who from his organization betrayed him.
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共犯者 (1958)
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Based on the short story of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.
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誰よりも君を愛す (1960)
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Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Dare yori mo kimi wo aisu" by Kazuko Matsuo.
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母を求める子等 (1956)
Character: Chiyoko Sugimoto
While working in an education center for lonely children, a mother seeks her missing son.
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細雪 (1959)
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Based on the famous novel by Junichiro Tanizaki, this is a story of the four sisters of the ancient and reputable Makioka family of Osaka.
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流転の王妃 (1960)
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Pu Zhe, younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, marries Ryuko, daughter of an aristocratic family. To the surprise of all, a deep love between Pu Zhe and Ryuko develops and is put to the test when Japan loses the war.
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女は二度生まれる (1961)
Character: Momochiyo
A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person.
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最高殊勲夫人 (1959)
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Kyoko is the third daughter of the Nonomiya family, a very ordinary family. Momoko, the eldest daughter, is married to Ichiro, the president of Mihara Shoji, and Riko, the second daughter, is married to Jiro, the managing director, and they plot to marry Kyoko to Saburo, the third son of the Mihara family. Kyoko is angry at the marriage talk that is being pushed forward without her permission, and declares that she "definitely won't get married," but before she knows it, she begins to become aware of the other person...
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氾濫 (1959)
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The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executive in his company. Because of this promotion, his world is changing completely : his wife behaves like never before, considering she's now rich and has the right to do whatever she wants, even having an affair. (Also occasionally known in English as “Overflow”)
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南氏大いに惑う (1958)
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Directed by Edagawa Hiroshi, this film stars Funakoshi Eiji and Kawakami Yasuko.
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闇を横切れ (1959)
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A journalist decides to do his own investigation after a series of strange murders are committed during a local election campaign.
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青空娘 (1957)
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Yuko is sent to the coastal regions to be raised away from the rest of her sophisticated family where she finds out from her ill grandmother that she is not who she thought she was.
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夜の素顔 (1958)
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A biting portrait of the world of classical Japanese dance: an ambitious young woman (Wakao Ayako) shoves aside her mentor (Kyo Machiko) on her way to the top.
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夜の配当 (1963)
Character: Sanae
Ryokichi Ibuki is a clerk who learns company "top secrets" and becomes an industrial blackmailer. Kaoru Koizumi, a confidential secretary in love with Ibuki, reveals her firm's plans to him. She resigns when Ibuki blackmails her employer but Ibuki gains another spy in Ayuko Ichinoi...
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夜の蝶 (1957)
Character: Midori
A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.
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