From 1928 to 1946, the lives of 12 young people and their school teacher in a poor Japanese village are profoundly affected by historical events and personal circumstances.

Playwright Joseph Goebbels turns Nazi propagandist and loses his girlfriend to another man.

War widow Reiko rebuilds and runs the grocery shop in the house of her husband’s family. Many years later, their business is threatened by a newly built supermarket and Reiko’s…

A young man zigzags through the sordid vortex of downtown Los Angeles while seeking vengeance on the man that beat his father.

A sportswriter jilted by his globe-trotting girlfriend marries a woman jilted by her boyfriend.

Horace Vendig always gets what he wants. Even as a poor youth, he charmed his way into high society by getting the father of his friend, Martha, to foot the…

Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. His personal and professional skills are tested as he tries…

A small-town newspaper editor defies threats to expose the mob.

An ex-chorus girl lives on the Riviera, supported by a married man she doesn’t know is a crook.

A flighty socialite neglects her family to promote a new religious group.

Irene Wagner, the wife of the prominent German scientist Professor Albert Wagner, had been having an affair with Erich Baumann. She does not disclose this to her husband, hoping to…

A meat inspector sets out to rid his town of payoff deals affecting the quality of meat being sold to the public.