The 64th NHK Asadora Renzoku Drama is Churasan, a story of a young woman, Kohagura Eri, who was born in Kohamajima Island, Okinawa on May 15, 1972, the day when Okinawa was returned to Japan from the U.S. Eleven years later, Kamimura Shizuko and her two sons, Kazuya and Fumiya, from Tokyo come to stay as the guests of a small inn run by Eri’s family. Eri’s fun-loving, yet eccentric family welcomes them warmly. However, Eri is shocked to hear one of the sons, Kazuya is terminally ill and Shizuko and her sons came to Okinawa to spend his last moment together in beautiful nature. Fumiya, Kazuya’s younger brother, and Eri promise to marry each other someday. However after Kazuya’s death, Fumiya and his mother leave the island to go back to Tokyo. Years later, they are reunited, Eri as a nurse and Fumiya, a doctor, working at the same hospital in Tokyo.

The drama depicts the lives and loves of people living in three different environments: a family consisting of two brothers and their parents; a family with a father and a daughter who are not well organized; and a girl who has moved from the countryside to Tokyo to live alone in the whirlwind of the big city, desperately trying to survive.

A milestone in Japanese teen drama, representing the 1970s. It questions the meaning of life, worries, and joys.

Akemi's marriage was the kind that no one could complain about. Akemi had perfect kids and a great husband. Everyone was happy. Until her husband, Eiji, starts having an affair, and a cruel fate calls upon her.

Profound Desires of the Gods is a drama film set on a remote island in Japan. It explores the complex dynamics and conflicts within a small community, emphasizing themes of incest, Japanese folklore, prostitution, typhoon, and spirit possession. The story follows the struggles faced by the islanders as they grapple with industrialization and exploitation, while trying to maintain their traditional way of life. It delves into taboo subjects such as family incestuous relationships, both between siblings and father-daughter. The film also touches upon the consequences of false accusations and sexual exploitation. With stunning visuals and a haunting atmosphere, this movie provides a thought-provoking exploration of the human condition.

Intentions of Murder (1964) follows a housewife who becomes obsessed with her neighbor's lover. Her frustration and anger build up, leading to a murder attempt.

In 1970s Japan, a high school teacher steals a nuclear bomb and holds the city hostage. A tough cop must track him down before it's too late.

The Insect Woman follows the life of Tome Matsuki, a woman who experiences various hardships and challenges throughout different periods of Japanese history, including the 1930s, 1940s, and 1960s. From sexual harassment to prostitution, Tome faces the difficulties of being a woman in a patriarchal society. The film explores themes of loss, adultery, religion, and poverty as it spans multiple generations.

In post-war Japan, a doctor helps survivors of the Hiroshima atomic bomb deal with the physical and emotional effects of radiation sickness.

Taro the Dragon Boy follows the journey of a young boy named Taro, who embarks on an epic adventure to rescue his mother from the clutches of an evil witch. Along the way, he encounters various mythical creatures and faces numerous challenges that test his courage and determination. With the help of his newfound friends and his own inner strength, Taro must overcome obstacles and learn valuable lessons about love, friendship, and the power of believing in oneself. Will he be able to save his mother and bring peace to his world?

Yearning tells the story of a forbidden love between two individuals who meet at a train station. As their love grows, they find themselves entangled in a series of tragic events that lead them to question their decisions and contemplate suicide. With the help of the police and a telephone call, their fate takes a dramatic turn, leaving them yearning for a different outcome.

A woman works as a prostitute and attendant to make a living at a bathhouse. She is athletic and is an avid runner. She has met and adopted a white dog and the two have become inseparable. It is the biggest tragedy and calamity when the dog is found dead, killed, murdered. The woman swears to find justice by finding the murderer and making things right.

Hama-chan’s sales department gets a new supervisor, a hard-working taskmaster that’s the very opposite of carefree, irresponsible Hama-chan. The veteran employee decides to find his boss, a divorced father, a new wife. The supervisor loves a bar hostess “mama-san,” but is unable to confess his true feelings until Hama-chan comes to his rescue.

Mayumi Ogawa stars in the tale of a Turkey miss—basically a prostitute who services men in Turkish baths—whose plans to get rich in the stock market, open a beauty salon, and marry her sweetie are turned upside down by the arrival of her boyfriend-stealing half sister Mako Midori. - Pulpinternational

Shinichi is not only poor, he is also deaf, and leads a joyless life with his sick mother. His one happiness is his friendship with a girl who works in a bar nearby. Then, one day, his mother dies after drinking the medicine that Shinichi himself gave her. It is discovered that the pills contained poison. He is apprehended on suspicion of murder and taken away for interrogation, unable to defend himself - being deaf and dumb - or even to proclaim his innocence.

Keiko is pretty and intelligent but her home life is not a happy one. Never having known a father's love, she develops a possessive attachment to Mr. Mazaki, the new mathematics teacher.

This film stays very faithful to the original down to the smallest details, save for the kangaroo-rat that suddenly appears twenty minutes into the movie and subsequently follows Aladdin around, serving no purpose in the story but fulfilling the role of token animal mascot. The story takes some illogical and confusing jumps at the point where Aladdin begins to court the princess, and the extravagant animation that had characterised Toei films of the 60s, when Toei had the best animators around, had become a thing of the past long before this point; but this is still an above-average film, in large part because of the screenplay that stays so faithful to the original. The character designs are slightly more western-looking than one is accustomed to seeing in anime.

Traditional Japanese pop singer Reiko (Muroi) decides to enter a well-known TV program for amateur singers along with a confused teenager (Ôtomo) and a 40-year-old father of four (Bito).

After her mother runs away from home, Tomoko is raised to be a geisha. One day Tomoko meets her mother in a red-light district in Tokyo and her life deeply gets in trouble.