Michiyo Aratama Movies

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...

Penultimate 23rd "Ekimae" comedy is about oil-field exploration.

During WWII, Zensaku, middle-aged and deaf in one ear, learns that his son has fallen for the daughter of a war officer responsible for the maiming.

In the dying months of the Meiji era, a sympathetic student befriends a married couple, but soon realizes they share a curiously strained...

A struggling salesman at World Electric finds his major deal blocked by internal politics and pressure from all sides. During a company trip to...

Film directed by Kenji Misumi.

Three stories revolve around independence, a man searching for his wife, and a poor craftsman trying to make money.

A straight-laced employee is tasked with supervising his impulsive CEO during a business trip intended to revive struggling sales.

1962 Japanese movie

As his fashion company rides a wave of post-recession success, President Kurihara seeks to expand into women’s apparel through a deepening...

In this Japanese drama, a village girl goes to Tokyo and becomes a sex worker to support her ailing mother. While there she meets a teacher and falls...

Ise, a successful entrepreneur, accidentally murders his lunatic wife after he is spotted having an affair with his secretary, Harumi. In his attempt...

U.S. Army Captain Clark Allen gains attention by walking back and forth, the length of Japan, gambling with U.S. servicemen in order to raise funds...

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

Haruki Murakami is a successful family man and the head of a camera company. Unbeknownst to Murakami, his arrogant son oscillates between a mistress...

A Jonan Station detective, Kikuchi, is framed for smuggling drugs and sent to prison. When he is paroled, he joins a private detective agency, where...

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,...