Michiko Araki Movies

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

Film about the Ashio Copper Mine Incident and Shozo Tanaka.

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

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

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

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...

When a wealthy, selfish family decides to take care of an elderly hobo who collapsed near their home, they are beset by visits from his numerous...

Kazumi - whose sensitivity does not undermine her strength when she handles her second husband's emotional conflicts with the wisdom of an adult....

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

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

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

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...

1977 Shochiku adaptation of Natsume Soseki's novel.

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...

TV drama based off the play of the same name by Yukio Mishima.

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...

With World War II is coming to its end and Japan nearing defeat, Japanese military leaders step up suicide attacks on Allied ships. Toei legend Koji...

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