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Tag Archives: Tadashi Imai
A Story from Echigo AKA Echigo Tsutsuishi Oyashirazu (1964) Tadashi Imai, Yoshiko Sakuma, Shôichi Ozawa, Rentarô Mikuni
Gonsuke has had to leave town to find employment Read More »
Revenge AKA Adauchi (1964) Tadashi Imai, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Tetsurô Tanba, Yoshiko Mita
After killing a high-ranking officer in an illegal duel, a low-ranking samurai Read More »
Navy Special Young Soldier AKA Kaigun tokubetsu nenshô-hei (1972) Tadashi Imai, Takeo Chii, Mayumi Ogawa, Katsuhiko Sasaki
Japanese youngsters enduring hard training in Recruit Camp Read More »
Himeyuri Lily Tower AKA Himeyuri no Tô (1953) Tadashi Imai, Kyôko Kagawa, Susumu Fujita, Keiko Tsushima
A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. Read More »
An Inlet of Muddy Water AKA Nigorie (1953) Tadashi Imai, Akiko Tamura, Yatsuko Tan’ami, Ken Mitsuda
Three short tales from stories by Ichiyo Higuchi. Read More »
Night drum (1958) Tadashi Imai, Rentarô Mikuni, Ineko Arima, Masayuki Mori
When a married woman has an affair with a young musician, feudal Japanese law requires that both offenders pay with their lives. Read More »
Till We Meet Again (1950) Tadashi Imai, Yoshiko Kuga, Eiji Okada, Osamu Takizawa, Drama, History
Saburo and Keiko fall in love with each other but the tide of the war separates them. Read More »
Junai Monogatari / The Story of Pure Love (1957) Tadashi Imai, Shinjirô Ehara, Hitomi Nakahara, Eiji Okada
Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately trying to be together despite tortuous circumstances. The film depicts their lives as thieves, menial laborers who can get little pay, society outcasts, and of course, lovers. Junai Monogatari depicts, mostly, their struggles within the Japanese reformatory system and Mitsuko’s worsening sickness.
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