Eitarō Shindō

In 8th century China as the Emperor grieves the death of his wife, the Yang family provides him a consort to consolidate its influence over the court.

When an idealistic governor disobeys the reigning feudal lord, he is cast into exile, his wife and children left to fend for themselves and eventually wrenched apart by vicious slave traders. Under Kenji Mizoguchi’s dazzling direction, this classic Japanese story became one of cinema’s greatest masterpieces, a monumental, empathetic expression of human resilience in the face of evil.

Two very different geisha sisters struggling to survive in pre-World War II Kyoto clash when a businessman hit by hard times enters their lives.