Times of Joy and Sorrow

A girl who'd left her hometown for the exciting adventure of the big city returns home years later for a visit, soon somehow causing scandal.

The few residents left on the streets in Tokyo share their individual stories and come to understand the melancholy of saying goodbye.

A young widow, made world weary by her abusive, neglectful husband, finds herself in a minor scandal when she's seen with her intense, no-nonsense childhood sweetheart.

Like many women after the war, Toshiko works as a chorus girl; her boyfriend Tadashi wishes she'd join him more frequently, but she detests his criminal involvement.

A Japanese war widow recalls her love affair with her deceased husband.

A teacher at a Japanese school tries to hide his outcast upbringing.

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.

Five longtime friends get back together, but are disappointed to find that their bonds are not as strong as they once were.

A jewelry store president begins to fall for the doctor treating her husband's illness.

Hikaru and Ichiro are close friends in high school. Hikaru's elder brother Tadashi fell in love with Ichiro's elder sister, Mikako at first sight. Although she gave the cold shoulder to Tadashi, she gradually became fond of Tadashi.