Tag: shōwa era (1926-89)

BAUS: The Ship's Voyage Continues

The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei: He Just Solves All the Mysteries

In 1948 Tokyo, just right after the war, Kanna Kusakabe...

A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You

During the Showa-era, newlyweds Natsumi Ebata and Takimasa Ebata enter...

Anpan

At the beginning of the Showa era, there was a...

Asura

In 1979 Tokyo, four distinct sisters uncover their aging father's...

The Naked Director

Follows the rise of Tooru Muranishi, one of Japan's most...

Usotoki Rhetoric

Based on the manga by Ritsu Miyako, this unique drama...

The Queen of Villains

During the heyday of women's pro wrestling in bubble-era Japan,...

The Tiger and Her Wings

In the early Showa era, Japan’s first women’s law school...

Between the White Key and the Black Key

In an audacious reworking of the biopic, this ensemble drama...

Naval Port Child: Yokosuka Cleaning 1946

Post-war Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Adults who are swayed by the...

Le Baron et l'Empereur : Japon, la voie de la guerre

Tonbi

Yasuo (Hiroshi Abe) grew up as an orphan. He married...

Shimamori Tower

Together with Shimada Akira (Hagiwara Masato), the last appointed governor...

Asakusa Kid

Before he hit it big, Takeshi Kitano got his start...

Gift of Fire

Towards the end of WWII, the Navy gave the Kyoto...

KJ File

Unique monsters that suddenly began to appear all over the...

Air Girl

Komari Sano's parents ran a small Tokyo factory that manufactured...

Yakuza

They Saw Japan at War

The story of a Franco-Belgian family living in Japan from...

Yell

NHK's 102nd morning drama depicts the life of a famous...

Descending Stories: A Life In Rakugo

Set during the early Showa period, Yakumo enters the world...

Hiyokko

The 17-year-old Yatabe Mineko grew up in a family of...

Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

When a certain man is released from prison, he knows...