Michiko Araki Movies

Suzuko, a woman in her twenties who has a brother with political problems (due to communist reprisals), lives for over five years in a love affair...

A footballing law student tutors an undergraduate, developing into a romance that soon enough goes awry.

1977 Shochiku adaptation of Natsume Soseki's novel.

Kiku and her brother Isamu are social outcasts, children of a prostitute mother and black GI father, in postwar Japan.

The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dream about becoming pilots and apply to flight...

A man who survived the war carries the will of his comrades in arms, walking across the country visiting the bereaved families.

When he was a little boy, Tokitō Kensaku was sent to live with his paternal grandfather and his mistress Oei. Years later, Kensaku realizes he...

Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately...

A musical film based on the original work of Saigo Teruhiko. After leaving the juvenile detention center and returning to his hometown of Ibusuki,...

Love-hate drama of three beautiful sisters in Ooku in Edo Castle.

A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his...

Shinichi is not only poor, he is also deaf, and leads a joyless life with his sick mother. His one happiness is his friendship with a girl who works...

Film about the Ashio Copper Mine Incident and Shozo Tanaka.

Part 2 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series

1950s Japanese comedy.