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Judo Saga AKA Sugata Sanshirô (1943) Akira Kurosawa, Denjirô Ôkôchi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki

Sanshiro, a strong stubborn youth, comes to the city to apprentice at a jujitsu school. Read More »
Musashino fujin / The Lady of Musashino (1951) Kenji Mizoguchi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Yukiko Todoroki, Masayuki Mori, Drama

Set in post-war Japan, The Lady of Musashino tells the story of Michiko, a disillusioned young woman trapped in a loveless marriage. She confides in her younger cousin, Tsutomo, and the two become close, but decide not to consummate their affair. He instead becomes involved with the flirtatious Tomiko, who is also conducting an affair with Michiko’s husband. When Michiko finds that her husband has abandoned her, she decides to take her fate into her own hands.
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