Akira Ishihama

When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord's palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined - and in doing so challenges the clan's integrity.

A Japanese pacifist, unable to face the dire consequences of conscientious objection, is transformed by his attempts to compromise with the demands of war-time Japan.

The lives of a master sculptor and his young apprentice are changed forever when they meet an evil witch during a snow storm.

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their new community.

A widow life is left in turmoil when her childhood lover returns to town, left between the decision whether to go with him and start a new life in tokyo or settle down with her kindly brother-in-law, amidst a growing scandal that ...

A young man ignores his mother's pleas and becomes drawn to a life of crime.

The Kamiya family struggles to keep the town fishing association from going bankrupt as they deal with a dishonest captain and his degenerate crew.