Actor: Shigeru Ogura

Love Letter

A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.

Mother

A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.

Mr. Thank You

In Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the mountainous Izu to Tokyo.

Where Chimneys Are Seen

Gosho’s most celebrated film both in Japan and the West, Where Chimneys Are Seen is perhaps the most compelling example of his concern for, and insights into, the everyday lives of lower-middle-class people. Based on Rinzo Shiina’s novel of the absurd, the film depicts the lives of two couples against the backdrop of Tokyo’s growing industrialization during the 1950s.

Dreams of Youth

Lost silent film

Every-Night Dreams

In Depression-era Tokyo, the life of a single mother and her young son are disrupted by the return of her ex-husband, who fathered the child and walked out on her years earlier.

Ginza Cosmetics

A luckless geisha struggles to make a living for herself and her young son.