Shozaburo Abe

This early Naruse silent is a stock drama about a mother sacrificing her happiness to ensure her child's.

"The Dancing Girl of Izu" tells of the story between a young male student who is touring the Izu Peninsula and a family of traveling dancers he meets there, including their youngest girl. The student finds the naïve girl attractive even though he eventually has to part with the family after spending memorable time together.

A Japanese comedy from the end of the silent era (it has music) from a popular series. A feud, a practical joke and romance are the set up for some great comedy and drama from a team of distinctive appearance who are exploiting their silent cinema styles to the full.

Following a young man through his childhood ambition to follow his father into the military to losing his life in combat in China.

Domestic comedy involving a strong wife and a "henpecked" husband takes place in a family-run judo school. (KG)