Michiko Araki Movies

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

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...

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...

Based on an autobiographical novel by Toshiko Takagi, set close to the end of World War II

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

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...

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...

1977 Shochiku adaptation of Natsume Soseki's novel.

Young yakuza Shujiro Hanada goes to prison after losing his cool in a rigged gambling game and slashing a few other players. When he's released in...

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...

After graduating from a high school in the Seto Inland Sea, Koji, a childhood friend of Yaeko, went to Tokyo to enter university wearing a heartfelt...

Part 2 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series

Japanese drama film.

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

Film about the Ashio Copper Mine Incident and Shozo Tanaka.