Toyoko Iwasaki

Silence Has No Wings (1966)

Following the journey of a caterpillar along the Japanese islands from Nagasaki to Hokkaido, this allegorical and oblique first feature film by Kuroki depicts in exquisite images a series of encounters and life's turning points.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Kuroki
CAST:  Mariko Kaga  •  Hōsei Komatsu  •  Takeshi Kusaka  •  Hiroyuki Nagato

Following the journey of a caterpillar along the Japanese islands from Nagasaki to Hokkaido, this allegorical and oblique first feature film by Kuroki depicts in exquisite images a series of encounters and life's turning points.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuo Kuroki
CAST:  Mariko Kaga  •  Hōsei Komatsu  •  Takeshi Kusaka  •  Hiroyuki Nagato

The Call of Flesh (1964)

A young woman (Dan) who worked as a prostitute in the days following World War II finds herself sexually dissatisfied with her husband and contemplates returning to an old lover who comes back into her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Onchi
CAST:  Reiko Dan  •  Yūko Kusunoki  •  Kakuko Chino  •  Toyoko Iwasaki

A young woman (Dan) who worked as a prostitute in the days following World War II finds herself sexually dissatisfied with her husband and contemplates returning to an old lover who comes back into her life.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hideo Onchi
CAST:  Reiko Dan  •  Yūko Kusunoki  •  Kakuko Chino  •  Toyoko Iwasaki