A desperate man with a sick daughter decides to commit a robbery in order to help her. He begins to feel remorse though, which makes him question his...

The story focuses on the widower Nemoto, ostensibly a businessman, who has one son, Kanichi, the hero of the title. Nemoto remarries; his new wife is...

A playwright moves to a rural neighborhood to avoid the distractions of the city, but he discovers there are plenty of ways to get sidetracked in his...

A salaryman finds some money in the street and gets a reward for returning it to its rightful owner. However his colleagues immediately start...

Kenji and Chuko travel to Hokkaido as migrant workers and enlist as miners under the strict leadership of Guzuyasu. On the boat journey to Hokkaido,...