Michiyo Aratama Movies

Traveling salesman Kuruma Torajirō falls in love with an inn manager as New Year's approaches.

Upon discovering that her father has a mistress, a young girl befriends the "other woman" and her child. Realizing that her half-sister is doomed to...

1962 Japanese movie

One of Japan's most popular stories is the tale of Kutsukake Tokijiro, a traveling gambler who finds that he must take care of the wife and child of...

In this movie, Sashichi tries to catch a serial killer who kills his victims with shurikens.

From runaway brides to a typhoon, the continued adventures of Ushikata police station.

Set in the postwar turmoil, Akasaka no shimai paints a vivit portrait of the life of three sisters who struggle to live in Tokyo.

Shûe Matsubayashi movie

A Golden Age drama depicting the exploits of passionate patriot Uotaro Toge in the midst of a mysterious standoff over the Secret Book of Aoi, which...

Part one of The Masterless 47.

1962 Japanese movie

A young lord joins gang of Robin-esque robbers.

These are the first two parts of the popular series in which a young samurai learns that he is the illegitimate son of the Shogun. Hoping to reunite...

An abandoned temple in the mountains outside of the old capital city of Kyoto is the scene of a fated meeting between a traveling priest, two women,...

Japanese drama film, originally released in two parts.

On a post-war peaceful day in Japan, Toyomatsu Shimizu, a barber as well as a good father and husband, is suddenly arrested by the Prefectural Police...

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

Former playmates (Naito and Tamura), both long ago abandoned by their parents, recall their youth and fall in love.

Starring Akira Takarada as a lightweight boxing champion.