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Ikinai

Jap. 1998. Mores drama by Hiroshi Shimizu with Dankan, Nanako Okouchi, Toshinori Omi. Twelve people who want to commit suicide during a bus trip have their plans disrupted by the arrival of a young, lively passenger.

Runtime: 101 min.

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Unlucky Monkey

V.O.: Anrakkî monkî

Jap. 1998. Dramatic comedy by Sabu with Shinichi Tsutsumi, Hiroshi Shimizu, Akira Yamamoto. The tribulations of a young man consumed by guilt after accidentally killing a hairdresser during a hold-up.

Runtime: 106 min.

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Image of a Mother

V.O.: Haha no omokage

Jap. 1959. by Hiroshi Shimizu with Hiroshi Shimizu, Jun Negami, Chieko Murata. A boy must learn to forge a bond with his new stepmother.

Runtime: 89 min.

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Sound in the Mist

V.O.: Kirinone

Jap. 1956. Drama by Hiroshi Shimizu with Ken Uehara, Michiyo Kogure, Keizo Kawasaki. Every autumn, in the Japanese Alps, a botany professor reminisces about his mistress, who left him after his wife discovered their affair.

Runtime: 84 min.

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Mr. Shosuke Ohara

V.O.: Ohara Shôsuke-san

Jap. 1949. Comedy by Hiroshi Shimizu. A man who lives near Mount Fuji shares his wealth with others.

Runtime: 91 min.

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Children of the Beehive

V.O.: Hachinosu no kodomo-tachi

Jap. 1948. Drama by Hiroshi Shimizu with Daisuke Iwanami, Shimamura Shusaku, Shinichiro Kubota. In 1948, the difficulties faced by ten war orphans in various Japanese cities.

Runtime: 86 min.