Directed by Mikio Naruse
The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical styles like those used by amateur actors to dramatise contemporary events.
Kazuo Hasegawa
Isuzu Yamada
Roppa Furukawa
Ranko Hanai
Tomosaburō Ii
Eitarō Shindō
Two in the Shadow
1967
The Stranger Within a Woman
1966
Moment of Terror
Yearning
1964
Blood and Chocolate
2007
Lord of the Flies
1963
The Brave
1997
Empire of the Sun
1987
Today, the two of us skipped
2025
Naked Singularity
2021
The Russia House
1990
Kitsunosuke Bando
Sōji Kiyokawa
Takashi Shimura
Fumio Okura
Gosuke
Zenichiro Kito
Kikuko Hanaoka
A Woman's Life
The Wiser Age
1962
A Wanderer's Notebook
The Other Woman
1961
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs
1960
Daughters, Wives and a Mother
The Approach of Autumn
The Lovelorn Geisha
A Walk to Remember
2002
The Way We Were
1973
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
The Football Factory
2004
Desperation
2006