A promotional film for the automobile manufacturer Isuzu Jidosha directed by Nagisa Ôshima - an anthology of three stories.

The Village of the Blind Musicians
(Goze : Momoku no Onna)
de Nagisa Ôshima
Japon/1972/25'/VOSTF/Numérique
Documentaire sur des goze, des artistes ayant perdu la vue pendant leur enfance et qui, pour subvenir aux besoins de leurs familles, ont quitté leurs parents pour apprendre l'art du chant et du shamisen.

Shochiku's up-and-coming stars take the stage in a series of short skits parodying popular films of the time.

宵闇迫る頃の、とあるアパートの一室。この時間は大嫌いだという、四人の学生が集っている。マサアキ、ヤナ、サミーの三人の男子学生と、ジュンたちである。遊びにも捲きた頃、ちょっとしたミスから、ガスの栓が、はずれてしまった。勢よく吹きだすガス。その時、一人が提案した。「ガスを出しっぱなしにして、誰が一番最後まで部屋に残れるか、賭けをしよう」－－こうして四人のゲームが始まった。「俺たちは不幸な時代の人間だ。強制収容所もなければ、特高警察もない。人間の限界をはかる極限状況がないんだ。だから、こんな遊びで極限状況をつくって、宵闇迫る、いやな時間をつぶしているのさ」－－一人抜け、二人抜けて行く。だがこの頃から、ゲームは遊びではなくなった。ジュンとマサアキが残り、結局最後までがんばったのはマサアキだった。彼は賭け金を取った。そして、すべては終ったと思われたのに突然ジュンがマッチをするうとする。やめろ、という者、ジュンの挑戦を受けようとする者。しかし、その前にジュンが倒れた。窓をあけてガスを外に出す。四人の胸に、生きていることの実感が、こみあげてきたようだ。もう夜のとばりも降りた。隣室から、《宵闇せまれば》が聞こえくる。

Story of Kyoto: its history, culture, as well as the role it has played in the director's life and the life of his mother.

This documentary examines the plight of Korean veterans who were conscripted into the Japanese imperial army during World War II and later left destitute in postwar Japan. Many, disabled by their service, are denied compensation because of their Korean nationality. Filmed for Japanese television, the work confronts public apathy and exposes the unresolved moral responsibility Japan bears toward those who fought in its name.

A sex-obsessed woman, a suicidal man she meets on the street, and a gun-crazy wannabe gangster become trapped in an underground hideaway.

directed by Adrian Maben and published by NHK, Arte broadcasted as part of NHK Special series in 2006 - English, Japanese Multilanguage narrationalso known as Mao, Une Histoire Chinoise Mao Zedong Mou Taku-tou Mao, Eine Chinesische Geschichte

Information
The 4 films of this series are drawn from the biography written by Philip Short entitled Mao Tsé-Toung (Mao a life) published in the USA, in England, in France and even in China.
Mao Tse tung (other way of writing: Mao Zedong) belongs to the coining/shaping figures of world history. He was a military strategist, politician, visionary, philosopher and a poet at the same time; an ingenious manipulator and propagandist, who understood to connect sensuality, politics and revolution. It has, like Richard Nixon said, "moved a nation and changed the world". Mao governed China 30 years long. He was admired in the own country like a God, in the western world, he was the concept of the enemy to some and modern redeemer and revolutionary idol to those waving their "Mao Bible" in their hands. Until today the icon of Mao has not fallen in China, despite all changes even to a red capitalism. 25 years after his death, combining previously classified Chinese archived material with unseen documents, biographic studies and interviews with people having known Mao himself, a comprehensive film biography in four parts could be created.

01. Against the Tide - Mao's Early Years (1893-1945)

Part one of the series describes Mao Zedong's youth, his formative adulthood, and his consolidation of power. Archival photographs from Mao's childhood and education, film clips from his campaigns against foreign invaders and Chinese nationalists, and lavish, government-produced reconstructions of the Long March detail the drama of those decades. Film excerpts featuring Jiang Qing, the actress who became Mao's fifth wife and a feared political force, highlight the Chairman's unpredictable life choices.


02. The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Founding the Republic (1945-1959)

Part two of the series China: Through Mao's Eyes explores the formation of the People's Republic of China, its complicated relationship with the Soviet Union, and events that prefaced the Cultural Revolution. Footage documenting the turmoil of the Anti-Rightist movement, China's role in the Korean War, and the misnamed Great Leap Forward reveals Mao's uneven leadership as the young nation struggled to define itself. Interviews with close associates illuminate the Chairman's personal side, including his unusual eating habits, attire, and leisure activities.


03. Not A Dinner Party - The Cultural Revolution (1958-1969)

Part three of the series China: Through Mao's Eyes examines the origins of the Cultural Revolution, Mao's orchestration of it, the political and economic shockwaves it created, and its human cost. Rarely seen archival footage of young Red Guard operatives raiding and ransacking a home—combined with present-day interviews featuring former Red Guards and their victims—create an in-depth portrayal of the tumultuous period. One commentator links the Cultural Revolution with the entrepreneurial freedom that China's government now fosters.


04. Mao Is Not Dead (1970 and Beyond)

Part four of the series China: Through Mao's Eyes details the watershed Nixon-Mao diplomacy, Mao's death and its aftermath, and the legacy of his rule and philosophy. Scenes showing an aged and infirm Mao meeting with foreign emissaries and CPC assemblies reveal his determination to shape policy and preserve his imposing image as long as possible. Today's citizens who look back nostalgically on Mao's reign are contrasted with a young, materialistic, sexually uninhibited generation—although the program makes clear that the Chairman still inspires awe and reverence throughout Chinese society.

The wife of a British diplomat in Paris takes a chimpanzee as her lover.

After committing murder, businessman Atsushi is blackmailed into keeping a suitcase of embezzled money. What follows is a descent into lustful, reckless actions and regret.

1976 film by Nagisa Ōshima

The lives of a teenager, his impoverished family, a wealthy young woman who buys a pigeon from him, and his caring teacher converge and consequently become more complicated.

1960 film by Nagisa Ōshima

1978 film by Nagisa Ōshima

In Osaka's slum, capricious folks without futures engage in pilfering, assault and robbery, prostitution, and the trading of ID cards and blood.

1960 film directed by Nagisa Ōshima

Three students spend their holidays at the seaside where they are mistaken for Koreans, a minority which is looked down on in Japan. The action develops into a crime story.

When a man chases down his stolen movie camera, the thief commits suicide by jumping off a building. But after the police take the camera as evidence, it becomes unclear if there was ever a thief in the first place.