From his impoverished upbringing to his tragic suicide in exile, Watanabe Kazan's life & work reflected a turbulent period in Japan's history. This biography illuminates his life that is emblematic of the cultural crises affecting Japan in the years before revolution. ...

Frog is taken by surprise when winter comes. He doesn't understand why everything is covered with white & he skids & slips on the icy pond. He is too cold to take part in any of the joyous fun that Duck is having skating, or that Hare is having throwing snowballs. ...

Frog loves the rain, but it doesn't seem much fun when he & his friends are flooded out. Only Hare's house is safe & dry, but Frog, Duck & Pig cannot shelter there forever because their food is running out. As Frog ventures out to fetch more supplies the waters threaten to carry him away. ...

Frog is not content to be just a plain green frog, he wants to do the things his friends can do. He tries to fly like Duck, to bake cakes like Pig & to read like Hare. But all his attempts are doomed to failure, & Frog is disconsolate, until Hare points out that his friends love him just the way he is. ...

Japanese drama centering on the young Akemi (Konatsu), who runs off after discovering that her husband has been cheating on her. She ends up in a local comic shop where she meets an aspiring comic-book artist, Kyoko (Rinako Hirasawa), who supports herself by working as a prostitute. Unable to deal with her husband's betrayal, Akemi moves in with Kyoko where they develop a taste for sex, singing & frogs. ...