Naritoshi Hayashi

The Ghost of Yotsuya

In one of Japan's most frequently-told ghost stories, a murdered wife returns in an act of vengeance.

Tampopo

In this humorous paean to the joys of food, a pair of truck drivers happen onto a decrepit roadside shop selling ramen noodles. The widowed owner, Tampopo, begs them to help her turn her establishment into a paragon of the "art of noodle-soup making". Interspersed are satirical vignettes about the importance of food to different aspects of human life.

An Actor's Revenge

In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.

Kyōkaku harusame kasa

An Osaka Story

A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji's final project; he died before completing it and directing duties turned over to Yoshimura Kozaburo.

Kengan Hakkenden

O Sorrowful White Snow of Mount Fuji

Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: Onna kitsune yashiki

Atarashiki ten

A man and a woman whose love is forbidden due to a feud between their parents resolve to die together and head to the island of Sado.

I Was Tokichiro

Senryō yari

Jirocho Fuji

Legendary yakuza Shimizu Jirocho and his 28 henchmen travel the unruly path from a 'Fire Festival' in Akiba to a decisive battle by the Fujigawa.

Nagareboshi jūjiuchi

Red Signal

A street guitarist is unwittingly drawn into a smuggling ring while trying to earn money for his sister’s wedding.

Kijo keizu