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An Affiliate of the Federation of International Film Archives since 2004 |
●Okusamani Shirasubekarazu ●Jiyuu Gakko ●Gendaijin |
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OKUSAMANI SHIRASUBEKARAZU |
Yokoyama, afraid of his wife, meets a man in a club, who also can’t go against his wife. By chance, both of their wives meet in Ginza and fight over who will buy a unique handkerchief. Enraged, Yokoyama’s wife pressures her husband and the men end up in a duel. A comical depiction of the relationship between husbands and wives. |
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JIYUU GAKKO |
Tired of his nagging wife, an easy going man quits work and leave home to join a group of vagabonds living under a bridge. Meanwhile the wife has suitors but deep inside, is concerned about where her husband is. A cynical portrayal of post war Japanese society. |
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GENDAIJIN |
A section chief at the Bureau of Construction is in a shady relationship with a construction company. Then a new, young and honest subordinate is assigned to work under the section chief. Once he learns about the shady relationship, however, the new subordinate skillfully conceals the corruption and joins the corrupt, shady relationship. |
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HONJITSU KYUSHIN |
Having opened his medical practice for a year, a doctor plans to relax on his day off. However, a man just back from the war front visits the doctor with a medical emergency, followed by a woman who claims to have been molested. Then a yakuza approaches the doctor to ask for his finger to be cut off. A skillfully made comedy with social flavor depicting traditional downtown Tokyo and its people. |
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SEIGIHA |
Fujita, a bus driver with a hangover, mistakenly hits a girl while on the job and shows up at the police station for questioning. The bus passengers are also questioned.. However upholding his sense of moral justice, a senior co-worker of Fujita gives testimony that the fault lies in Fujita. As a result, the co-worker is treated coldly by the rest of the company. |
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KICHIGAI BURAKU |
A village in the outskirts of Tokyo known as the “crazy village” is controlled by a weaver and a loan shark. It is a village where village codes take precedence over Japanese law. One day Tetsuji, without permission, clears land donated to the village by his grandfather, and as a result is ostracized by the villagers. A comedy with a social flavor depicting individuals obsessed with desire within modern Japanese agricultural society… |
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AKUJONO KISETSU |
A 68 year-old rich man lives with a former geisha. She has eyes on his wealth but the man shows no signs of dying. She then tries to poison him with gas but fails. Not giving up, she coerces an old regular customer of hers into killing the rich man. A suspense comedy, which depicts a satirical portrayal of those obsessed with desire. |
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BANANA |
The son of an overseas Chinese company president has a friend named Sakiko, who wants to become a chanson singer. So he tries to convince her father not to oppose her singing ambitions. Meanwhile, Sakiko’s father is a middleman in the banana trade, who would like nothing more than to have the Chinese company president issue him an import permit to handle a large order of bananas. A comedy depicting the happenings of young people in a world of money obsessed adults. |
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MOZU |
Sachiko visits her mother who works in a small restaurant in Tokyo. The two haven’t met in 20 years. Divorced, Sachiko plans to become a hairstylist. Yet the mother dislikes her daughter and Sachiko abhors her mother’s entangled lifestyle. |
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KOUJIN KOUJITSU |
Ozeki, a university professor, is a world famous mathematician but shows no interest in anything other than mathematics. He then comes to receive the Order of the Cultural Merit Award but has the award medal stolen in a broken down inn in Tokyo where he stays. Yet he feels no attachment to the award. A film that depicts family love between father, mother and daughter. |
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YOPPARAI TENGOKU |
An accounting section chief lives alone with his son. Being both heavy drinkers, they act totally different when drunk and as a result, they sometimes find themselves being arrested by the police. One day the son informs the father that he intends to marry. He then goes out drinking with his friend but gets into an argument with a professional baseball player who ultimately kills him with a bat. A social satirical film depicting the tragedy of alcoholic consumption. |
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DAIKON TO NINJIN |
A man works as the deputy director to the general affairs department of a company. One day he learns that his younger brother, who he recommended into the company, embezzled company funds. He then withdraws his life savings and gives money to his younger brother and takes care of the problem. He then suddenly disappears… |