A Human Promise

An old woman has died and her widower with dementia confesses to killing her. After this, the story goes back in time to show the events leading up to her death.

Tora-san's Cherished Mother

Kuruma Torajiro is discovered looking around Kyoto for someone special to him.

Kobayashi Takiji

A tribute to proletarian author Takiji Kobayashi (1903-1933)

The Pale Hand

The Day the Sun Rose

Shinkichi, a peasant employed as a cloth-dyer, has a dream: in the midst of the civil war which ravages Japan, he hopes to revive the long-banned custom of the Kyoto Gion Festival, and by doing so, bring together the warring clans and rampaging brigands in peaceful celebration.

When We are Old

An old man has to move to his son's new house. His wife is hospitalized and cannot move together. A few days after moving, he decides to go back to see his wife, though being opposed by his son.