Mariko Aoyama

A Story of Floating Weeds — An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenar

Okoto and Sasuke — A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Base

The Garden of Women — A student at a woman's university takes a controversial action against the school's old-fashioned doctrines.

Nobuko — A spirited young teacher challenges the conservative school employing her with liberal thinking and teaching methods.

Ballad of a Workman — A demobilized soldier becomes a day laborer with a road construction gang, and his wife goes to work to bolster their in