Teruko Kato

The Most Beautiful (1944)

Young women at a precision optics factory in wartime Japan push to exceed production quotas, enduring illness, injury, and personal hardship to "serve the country." Led by Tsuru Watanabe, they fight fatigue and setbacks to keep their line moving—even whe ...

World of Love (1943)

A sixteen-year-old who had been living on her own since her mother died, frequently gets in trouble with the police. She gets sent to an "institute" for young girls in the countryside. There the residents grow their own food, cook and clean for themselves ...

Schoolgirl Records (1941)

A "slice-of life" film about a group of high school girls in 1940s Japan. ...

Kodakara fūfu (1941)

Oath on the Burning Sands (1940)

A Japanese army engineer (Hasegawa) on the mainland must put his personal feelings for a beautiful Chinese woman (Ri) aside if he is to succeed at building a highway through the "bandit"- (aka anti-Japanese militia-) infested hinterlands. ...

Zoku Hebihimesama (1940)

Hideko the Cheerleader (1940)

Hideko, a young Baseball fan, determined to cheer for her favourite baseball team by creating a new song for them. ...

Sincerity (1939)

Two young girls, Nobiko and Tomiko, go to the same school. The less fortunate girl Nobiko is one of the top students, while the rich girl Tomiko is not. At one time Tomiko's father was quite fond of Nobuko's mother. ...