Michiko Araki Movies

A moving episode in which a war criminal in the Philippines, having faced death, pleads earnestly while trembling with fear.

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...

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

On his return from school, young Ichiro finds his father in bed with his adopted sister, Namie. Enraged, he decides to outdo his father in terms of...

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...

Film about the Ashio Copper Mine Incident and Shozo Tanaka.

A film about the life of Kiyoshi Yamashita, a Japanese painter with disabilities.

If You Were Young: Rage highlights the other side of post-war Japanese prosperity, focusing on the throngs of young people who missed out on the...

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

Story of loyal sailors giving their lives for their country as human torpedoes towards the end of the War.

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...

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

1948 Japanese drama film.

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...

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

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...

1950s Japanese comedy.

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...