Yuzaburo Shimada

Mikami, a Japanese soldier, is captured by Chinese forces. Although able to escape, he is treated with contempt by his peers. After falling in love with a prostitute named Harumi, she convinces him to desert the army and live with her.

A coming-of-age drama based on a novel by Kei Moriyama.

Follows a bunch of school renegades and their downfall into criminality in a docu-drama style, completely refreshing for its time.

The final film in the Beehive trilogy. Set in post-war Nara, it follows a group of orphans living in a temple who support themselves by acting as guides for tourists visiting the Great Buddha.