After her husband's death, Mrs. Hata desperately needs help on her cucumber farm. Rinko' mother wants her to spend the summer helping Mrs. Hata, her life-long friend. But 12-year-old Rinko sees Mrs. Hata's traditional Japanese ways as being backward and "crazy." When she gives in to her mother's request, she discovers Mrs. Hata is kind and courageous, fighting to save her farm. Before summer ends, RInko comes to appreciate and defend "crazy" Mrs. Hata.

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Teenage Mutsuko comes to Tokyo for work but ends up at a repair shop. She befriends the owner's fami...

Chiba appears seven days before a person dies an unexpected death. His job is to observe the person ...

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The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their J...

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The legendary tale of the forty-seven samurai and their mission to avenge the death of their master.

The legendary tale of the forty-seven samurai who seek vengeance against the man who caused their ma...

Two high school girls who are about to graduate also happen to be highly-skilled assassins. When the...

Yuki's family is nearly wiped out before she is born due to the machinations of a band of criminals....

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The happy home life of a high school student who lives with her loving stepfather is put in jeopardy...

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Vicky recalls her romances with her exes Hao Hao and Jack in the neon-lit clubs of Taipei.