The Izu Dancer by Kawabata Yasunari Mizuhara, a student from Tokyo, takes a few days off to travel through the countryside and happens upon a family of strolling players- a troupe of entertainers who perform at small inns. He is quite taken with Kaoru, a young dancing girl who is part of this group. The feeling is mutual but their love is fleeting as Mizuhara must go back to school and Kaoru is just a strolling dancing girl.
The Dancing Girl by Mori Ohgai The Time is the early 1900's; the city is Berlin. Toyotaro Ota has accepted a long term assignment for his government. Well educated and with talents in high demand, he makes a good living… that is, until he meets Elise.
Elise, the daughter of a tailor, lives with her recently widowed mother and earns a meager living as a ballet dancer. She has been forced to borrow money from a loan shark to supplement the family's income… that is, until that chance meeting with Toyotaro. Toyotaro and Elise are soon faced with a grave personal conflict that threatens to tear them apart - for Toyotaro must choose between his career and Elise.
A Ghost Story by Koizumi Yakumo Some 800 years ago, a great battle took place between the Genji and Heiki families at a location known as Dan-no-ura. The Heiki family suffered a terrible defeat… Houchi, a lutist, lives at the temple, which is close to the sight of this great battle. His great talent for chanting the old legends gains him notice by many in the community - including the ghosts of the Heiki family. Unwittingly, the blind Houichi soon finds himself performing for the dead. The chief priest fears that something evil is happening to Houichi and devises a plan to make him invisible to the ghosts. But will the plan be executed in time? 75 Minutes Format - English Subtitles
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