Masako Araki

The life and misadventures of a family in contemporary Tokyo. (imdb)

A sequel in name only, an oddball but entertaining action yarn mixing tongue-in-cheek humor with high melodrama. This time Shihomi is Kiku Nakagawa, the daughter of a wealthy, upwardly mobile kimono shop family in Kyoto. Though her ambitious, upwardly mobile mother wants to train Kiku in delicate arts like flower arrangement and marry her off to a wealthy family, she's much more interested in karate. (dvdtalk.com)

Third film in the Maruhi series. Focuses on the life of Buddhist nuns during the Edo Period. Junko Fuji in leading role for the first time.

Geisha Yaeko (Kumiko Akiyoshi) is approached by a samurai who has just returned to Edo while she is painting a picture of camellia flowers in a temple. The samurai, whom she meets again at a drinking party, is the heir to the castle's daimyo, Yuuki Shinichiro (Daisuke Ryu), and the two become romantically involved despite their different social standings. Although he ...