Machiko Kyō

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

Dir. Akira Kurosawa · With Toshirō Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Takashi Shimura

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.

Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi · With Machiko Kyō, Mitsuko Mito, Kinuyo Tanaka

A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his new doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality and causing him to question his identity.

Dir. Hiroshi Teshigahara · With Tatsuya Nakadai, Mikijiro Hira, Machiko Kyō

Follows five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi · With Machiko Kyō, Ayako Wakao, Michiyo Kogure

A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

Dir. Yasujirō Ozu · With Ganjirō Nakamura II, Machiko Kyō, Ayako Wakao