Waves of Spring

The life and times of trailblazing actress Kawakami Sadayakko (Sada Yacco) from Meiji into Taishō, her marriage to orator-actor Kawakami Otojirō, ties to Fukuzawa Yukichi and magnate Fukuzawa Momosuke, and encounters with statesman Itō Hirobumi.

• Cast: Masatoshi Nakamura, Morio Kazama, Keiko Matsuzaka, Masako Yagi, Fumi Dan, Keiju Kobayashi