Women who sacrifice themselves for men.

In "the Downfall of Osen", Isuzu Yamada was sold to a brothel as a young girl and now works for a cruel and shady antiques dealer as a come-on in a deal. He is trying to swindle some monks, who need to rebuild their temple, out of some valuable statues. She has taken under her wing the very humble Daijirô Natsukawa, a would-be medical student. She wants him to be a great man and turns in her employers and pays for the boy's tuition.... but where is she to get money to let him complete his studies?

Women who sacrifice themselves for love. In "The water magician", aki (Takako Irie) is a famous water juggling performer in a travelling carnival. After falling in love with carriage driver Kinya (Tokihiko Okada), she vows to make sure he always has enough money to make his way through law school. Putting his needs first, Taki makes great sacrifices to ensure there is always money for him in every letter she sends, even if it means that she has to go without. When the money begins to run out, Taki is forced to take desperate measures to help Kinya live his dream.

Maids who fall in love with the heirs of Family's Business who will not have a reciprocated love, care and attention. Women who risk everything for love.

Movies about Independent women. In "Flame of my Love", a woman struggles for equality in Japan in the 1880s. Eiko Hirayama leaves Okayama for Tokyo, where she helps the fledgling Liberal Party and falls in love with its leader Kentaro Omoi

Both movies are show the courtroom and trial of women accused of killing a family member. In "Women's victory" Kinuyo Tanaka is a lawyer defending a woman who killed her baby in a moment of madness and despair. The prosecutor says that laws are laws and must be interpreted as such; Tanaka argues that laws have to be contextualized in the broader scope of society and she places blame for the murder on the failure of the Japanese government to look after the sick and injured (the accused's husband worked in a munitions factory during the war, was injured, and the family was driven into bankruptcy because he didn't get proper compensation).

A historical film about King Sejong who risked everything of his to invent the Hunminjungeum (Korean Script) for his people and the people who weren't recorded in history.

The story follows a brain surgeon named, Minakata Jin, who has spent the last two years in anguish, as his fiancee lies in a vegetative state after an operation he performed. One day, he faints at the hospital and awakens to find himself transported back in time to the Edo period. He is soon attacked by a samurai, but he escapes with the help of a man named Kyotaro. Kyotaro suffers a serious injury to the head while trying to protect him, but Jin manages to save his life despite a lack of proper medical equipment. Because of that, Kyotaro's sister Saki begins taking an interest in Jin and becomes his assistant. Meanwhile, Jin is determined to find a way back to the present.

The story of Dr. Koichiro, who moves from Japan to Kenya to volunteer as a doctor for child soldiers.

Seven-year-old Sang-woo is left with his grandmother in a remote village while his mother looks for work. Born and raised in the city, Sang-woo quickly comes into conflict with his old-fashioned grandmother and his new rural surroundings.

A movie about the bond between a granddaughter and her grandmother. The story is very moving: a grandmother is raising her little granddaughter alone, after her son died and her daughter in law ran away. They do seem very happy with each other, until the grandchild goes missing. Twelve years later, she comes back, after facing hardships in Seoul, and reunites with her grandmother that hadn't stopped looking for her.

A film about an unemployed and untalented cellist taking up a new job as a person who prepares body before putting into the coffin. After returning to hometown as a failure in the music world, he applies for a job with vague description. It turns out to be a job posting for "encoffiner", a person who performs rites and rituals before placing the body into the coffin. A 'tainted' job in the eyes of the society, but he eventually develops pride and purpose in this profession.

A tale of delinquent and lazy school girls. In their efforts to cut remedial summer math class, they end up vitiating and replacing the schools brass band.