Yōko Tsukasa

A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.

Dir. Akira Kurosawa · With Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yōko Tsukasa

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to rescue her.

Dir. Masaki Kobayashi · With Toshirō Mifune, Yōko Tsukasa, Gō Katō

A woman and her daughter are each forced to contend with an increasing pressure to marry, particularly from three men who knew her late husband.

Dir. Yasujirō Ozu · With Setsuko Hara, Yōko Tsukasa, Mariko Okada

The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.

Dir. Yasujirō Ozu · With Setsuko Hara, Yōko Tsukasa, Michiyo Aratama