Shinobu Araki Movies

A historical drama spanning three generations, centered on the Sydney Special Attack Unit. Recommended by the Ministry of Education.

Period comedy.

A clash between old and new ideas set against the backdrop of a long-established store in Osaka.

Princess Kiyo accidentally injures a local priest, Anchin, while on a hunt. She apologizes, but feels irritated by Anchin’s indifference to her...

This is the story of a blind masseur who tricks people, steals, and kills; he is the anti-Zatoichi.

A band of warriors journeys to Mount Oe to rescue abducted women from a demon, overcoming supernatural threats like a giant spider and a diabolical...

A bold and cheerful tale that broke new ground in the historical drama genre.

After killing a man who owed him neither a debt of gratitude nor a grudge, Tokijiro decides to leave the yakuza life behind in accordance with the...

A young samurai who’s strong in love but weak in compassion, with a string of eccentric antics, diving into the water, wielding his spear, and...

A 1961 film directed by Yoshiyuki Kuroda.

A prostitute? A poisonous woman? A virgin widow writhing in agony night after night, tormented by her first misstep.

A story of aristocratic star-crossed love.

In 1880s Japan, women's struggle for equality rages on. Eiko Hirayama leaves Okayama for Tokyo, where she helps the fledgling Liberal Party and falls...