Yatsuko Tan'ami

An ingratiating bride develops warm ties to her father-in-law while her cold husband blithely slights her for another woman.

Mysterious pond near Japanese village inhabited by mythical beings. Their narrative revolves around vengeance, heartbreak, and the strength of genuine affection.

Tokyo. Mihoko and Toichi Nakagawa's ten year marriage is crumbling out of inertia. Each knows the other isn't happy, they themselves aren't happy, but they don't talk about their problems with each other, each festering in their u...

Drama about the lives of the five daughters and daughter-in-law of a store owner.

The Wife of Seishû Hanaoka is set in feudal Japan. Its two central characters are based on the wife and mother of Japanese physician Seishû Hanaoka (1760-1835). Hanaoka developed a herbal general anesthetic, "Tsusensan", some fort...

Generel Sanada, seeking retribution for the murder of his father and a lost battle, both conceived by the Shogun, devises a series of brilliant plans to thwart the Shogun's overwhelming strength.

A homeless man falls ill near a wealthy family's home, who take him in and find themselves dealing with his visiting friends.

Story 1 : "The Thirteenth Night". Seki turns up at her parents' house in the dead of night, where she breaks down and says she cannot continue to live with her husband, a rich man to whom the family is indebted. After a tearful an...

In the forties in Japan, a group of brilliantly qualified university students are selected to break all ties with their previous lives and form the Japanese spy service.