Toshiko Kobayashi Filmography

Caught in the tumultuous tide of World War II, Kaji, a Japanese man of deep-seated...

Set against the backdrop of a rebellious generation, Cruel Story of Youth (1960) is an...

Schoolteacher Hisako Oishi struggles to imbue her students with a positive view of the world...

From the Criterion Collection: "Among the first Japanese films to deal directly with the scars...

Two journalists and their lovers share an uncertain future.

A young man decides to become a warrior, causing trouble for his clan.

A widow life is left in turmoil when her childhood lover returns to town, left...

Three criminals planning to rob a house are continually delayed by the families antics.

A young wife looses patience with her career-minded husband and returns to her parents' home...

A girl who had left her small Japanese village for the excitement and adventure of...

When a family has to relocate due to the war, they are ostracized by their...

A tyrannical father (the broken drum) squashes the dreams of his family.