Shizue Natsukawa

Times of Joy and Sorrow: The story of the trials and tribulations of a lighthouse keeper and his wife.

Yakuza of Seki: A young yakuza, Yatappe, wanders around the country in search of his long-lost little sister, Oito. While traveling, he

The Boy Who Came Back: Nobuo is a hot-headed hoodlum fresh out of reform school who struggles to make a clean break with his tearaway past.

Kwaidan: Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless

Twenty-Four Eyes: From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affec