Bonpei Yamagata

Japanese war-era film

Une troupe s’installe dans un petit village de campagne pour y présenter une pièce sans prétention. Parmi les acteurs, deux frères interprètent un cheval. Pour l’un et l’autre, mais surtout pour l’aîné pour qui il s’agit là d’un véritable art acquis après de longues années de perfectionnement, tout change quand un ivrogne s’assoie sur la tête du cheval. Essayant de la faire rafistoler par un fabriquant de lanterne, la tête ne ressemble plus qu’à celle… d’un renard.

A sixteen-year-old who had been living on her own since her mother died, frequently gets in trouble with the police. She gets sent to an "institute" for young girls in the countryside. There the residents grow their own food, cook and clean for themselves, and are taught language, music, and sewing. While there the young girl slowly begins to form friendships and come out of her shell.

A half brother and sister work at a hotel in Hakone respectively as a porter and a souvenir shop clerk. They are close. One day a woman named Hasegawa checks into the hotel in order to recuperate in a calm environment with fresh air. She is the mother of the store employee. The mother and daughter were separated due to the Kanto earthquake. The girl was practically raised by her older half brother.