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- The rise and fall of a singer Yoshio Fujimura. Fujimura entertains the lower class passengers on the ship home from Europe, and is traveling with Ayako, a maid who had fallen in love with him. On their arrival in Japan, a society woman, Natsue Omura, who is meeting a famous tenor from the first class, is attracted to Fujimura. Natsue introduces Fujimura to an agent and, under his guidance, sings the song "Furusato" which becomes a hit. As he becomes famous, Fujimura ignores Ayako and lives the high life with Natsue and her society friends.
- A classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in feudal Japan, depicted in Kenji Mizoguchi's typical style. The nostalgic scenes of 1920s Tokyo provides a valuable visual experience set against the background of the title song, "Tokyo March."
- Leftist proletarian drama of a young woman who is assisted by a working class youth in finding justice and avenging her seduction by a rich man.
- Tange Sazen is ordered by the feudal lord to possess the magic swords. A battle begins between five mysterious men in fiery robes who are also sword hunters.
- About Ii Naosuke, the hero of the Meiji Restoration, the blood feud between followers of the principle of "Honor the Emperor, expel the barbarian" and the principle of "Open the door to the West".
- This film is a very funny comedy that makes fun of the moral code of the samurai Bushido, which has become obsolete and turned into an empty form during the period of feudalism.
- The 26 Martyrs of Japan. Jesuit priests in Japan during the 17th century are persecuted by the shogunate to for trying to spread Christianity.
- The first part of a fascinating melodrama based on Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, the action of which is transferred to the era of the Meiji Revolution. The film has not survived.
- A bored young millionaire has his clothes stolen by a tramp; dressed in the tramp's clothes, he has to accept work as a labourer. As the hero ends up building the mausoleum he had himself commissioned.
- The second part of the melodrama based on the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, the action of which is transferred to the era of the Meiji Revolution. The film has not survived.