Room for Let

When Yumiko Tsuyama, a potter by profession, comes inquiring about a room for rent in an old mansion overlooking Osaka, she finds a bizarre collection of characters already living there. The unlikely leader of this menagerie is Yoda Goro, who speaks four languages fluently, is an expert in cabbage rolls, and has written how-to books encompassing every aspect of human existence.

• Director: Yūzō Kawashima
• Cast: Frankie Sakai, Chikage Awashima, Nobuko Otowa, Chieko Naniwa, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Kokinji Katsura, Kyū Sazanka, Yū Fujiki