Hatae Kishi
The struggle of a young man and boys who try to create the environment where they can speak their minds freely.
Epic saga of an idealistic land-owning family dealing with militarism, war, social change and economic reform.
Five boys escape from their life of bondage on an island 10 miles off Hiroshima, and are picked up in the Inland Sea, drifting in an open boat.
Onna Hitori Daichi wo Yuku (A Lonely Woman in a Lonely Land, Kinuta Production, 1953) was the second feature film directed by Kamei Fumio, who is known as a master of documentary films, and followed his “Haha Nareba Onna Nareba(Become a Mother, Become a Woman)” (1952).
About the struggles of day labourers to achieve dignity and a standard of living above the starvation level. Utilising the Zenshinza theatrical troupe.
An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.