خلاصه داستان : کوئن یک گیشا است که همزمان با چند همسایه رابطه صمیمی دارد. یکی از آنها، Tsutsui بالغ، پیشنهاد می کند که گامی برای تغییر انحصار بگذارد.

A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person.

خلاصه داستان : پس از شکست ژاپن در جنگ، اکنون خانواده پولدار و با اصل و نصب و با فرهنگ انجو باید تمام دارایی خود را تقدیم کنند..

After Japan's loss in the war, the wealthy, cultured, liberal Anjo family have to give up their mansion and their way of life. They hold one last ball at the house before leaving. The seemingly cold, cynical son secretly grieves for his defeated father and the values that the war destroyed, while the daughter tries to prevent father from taking his life and to find her own place in the new Japan.

خلاصه داستان : زندگی دهقانان فقیر در ژاپن

Kanji is a poor peasant widower who struggles to earn a living for his daughter and himself and to pay off his father-in-law's debts.

خلاصه داستان : مادر فقیر و رقت انگیز اوسه (کومکو اورابه) دارای چهار فرزند، سه دختر و یک پسر، از چهار مرد مختلف است.

The story of Kiyoko, a young woman who has successfully managed to make a break with her dysfunctional family who have been trying to arrange a marriage for her with a disagreeable man whom she has rejected.

خلاصه داستان : مردی که از جنگ جهانی دوم برمی‌گردد متوجه می‌شود که همسر ناامیدش برای پرداخت هزینه‌های بیمارستان پسرشان به فحشا روی آورده است.

Tokiko is a mother patiently waiting for her husband's return from the war when her 4-year old son becomes ill. She takes him to the doctor for treatment but has no way of paying. She resorts to prostitution. One month later her husband returns from WWII to find his desperate wife, who tells him the truth. Together they must deal with the consequences.