Reiko Hitomi

His ideals challenged by life as a conscript in war-time Japan's military, a pacifist faces ever greater tests in his fight for survival.

An opportunistic department store clerk gets involved with three women and attempts to manipulate them so he can move up the social ladder.

A young wife looses patience with her career-minded husband and returns to her parents' home while an unpaid mortgage forces the couple to rent out their home for the summer to the husband's boss.