Atsushi Watanabe

A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.

A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.

In a Japanese slum, various residents play out their lives, dreaming of better things or settling for their lot. Among them is a man who pines for a young woman but is stymied by her deceptive family.

During a Sunday trip into war-ravaged Tokyo, despairing Yuzo and optimistic Masako look for work and lodging, as well as affordable entertainments to pass the time.

A samurai travels to Edo with his two servants. On their way, they meet many people and encounter great injustice.

A writer struggles to finish his story against many distractions, but the jazz party next door proves to be too much.

Tamiya, an egomaniacal samurai, determines to reunite with his wife Oiwa, who's left him after a murder scandal. When her sister Osode is tricked into prostitution by a masseuse, Tamiya is joined by his friend Naosuke in turning t...

Blind swordswoman Oichi ponders whether a life of peace might be better than killing criminals for money.

Sentimental comedy taking place at a harbour in the inland sea.