Michiko Araki Movies

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...

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

Part 2 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series

Natsuko’s daughter Saori is born blind in 1941, just before her father is drafted. Despite an attempted surgery and years of struggle, her...

After her mother's funeral, Yuriko, dressed in mourning clothes, sees off her lover Shintaro as he leaves in the powdery snow, and resolves to part...

Tatematsu Minoru, a yakuza belonging to the Ishikawa group that runs the Shinjuku area, has a beautiful sister named Akane. He dreams of sending her...

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...

Yoji Kitami, a fisherman's son, is a student in Tokyo. His father had died at sea and Taichiro, his brother, is sending him to the university. But...

1950s Japanese comedy.

1948 Japanese drama film.

The struggle of a young man and boys who try to create the environment where they can speak their minds freely.

Japanese prison exploitation movie. Part 1 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series

Set in the pleasure district of Kyoto, Tamiko (Yoshiko Mita, in her first lead role) is a young girl attending high school by day and training as a...

Drama about two college friends, now working for the same banking firm, torn apart by jealousy over their inequitable positions and love lives.

Woman melodrama by Shiro Toyoda

1977 Shochiku adaptation of Natsume Soseki's novel.