Munenobu Aburai

Wood and Stone (1940)

Movie about a devoted and single woman and her daughter. The mother's nickname is "Bokuseki" (wooden head) because of his supposed stubbornness. No.10 in the list of "The 10 best films of 1940" by Kinema Junpo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Heinosuke Gosho
CAST:  Michiyo Kogure  •  Ranko Akagi  •  Daijirō Natsukawa  •  Reikichi Kawamura

Movie about a devoted and single woman and her daughter. The mother's nickname is "Bokuseki" (wooden head) because of his supposed stubbornness. No.10 in the list of "The 10 best films of 1940" by Kinema Junpo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Heinosuke Gosho
CAST:  Michiyo Kogure  •  Ranko Akagi  •  Daijirō Natsukawa  •  Reikichi Kawamura

The Story of Tank Commander Nishizumi (1940)

Following a young man through his childhood ambition to follow his father into the military to losing his life in combat in China.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōzaburō Yoshimura
CAST:  Shozaburo Abe  •  Munenobu Aburai  •  Shôtarô Fujimatsu  •  Chiematsu Hanamura

Following a young man through his childhood ambition to follow his father into the military to losing his life in combat in China.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōzaburō Yoshimura
CAST:  Shozaburo Abe  •  Munenobu Aburai  •  Shôtarô Fujimatsu  •  Chiematsu Hanamura

Spring Thunder (1939)

Eiko is an innocent young lady born into a wealthy family with nothing to offer. She was good at singing, and lived her life playing around with her cronies, organizing music concerts and so on. However, things change when her father's business fails and she was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keisuke Sasaki
CAST:  Mariko Aoyama  •  Hideo Fujino  •  Toru Hirose  •  Fumiko Katsuragi

Eiko is an innocent young lady born into a wealthy family with nothing to offer. She was good at singing, and lived her life playing around with her cronies, organizing music concerts and so on. However, things change when her father's business fails and she was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Keisuke Sasaki
CAST:  Mariko Aoyama  •  Hideo Fujino  •  Toru Hirose  •  Fumiko Katsuragi