Michio Kida

Station to Heaven — From a true incident that happened in 1960's Japan. This drama is contemporary in setting but medieval in its characters

Tora-san's Runaway — After an encounter with a dying yakuza's son and at his sister Sakura's urging, Torajiro attempts to change his vagrant

Dreams — Eight visually rich vignettes drawn from Kurosawa’s own dreams—fox weddings and vanished orchards, a soldier’s ghosts, a

Rhapsody in August — An elderly Nagasaki hibakusha spends a summer caring for her four grandchildren, whose curiosity about the 1945 bombing

The Yen Family — Set in Japan during the bubble era, this unique home comedy cheerfully and humorously depicts the daily life of a strang