Michiko Araki Movies

Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately...

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

When he was a little boy, Tokitō Kensaku was sent to live with his paternal grandfather and his mistress Oei. Years later, Kensaku realizes he...

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

A footballing law student tutors an undergraduate, developing into a romance that soon enough goes awry.

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

1977 Shochiku adaptation of Natsume Soseki's novel.

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

Film about the Ashio Copper Mine Incident and Shozo Tanaka.

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

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

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...

A moving episode in which a war criminal in the Philippines, having faced death, pleads earnestly while trembling with fear.

1950s Japanese comedy.

Two inmates are simultaneously released from jail, but go their separate ways, only to cross paths again in the nearest brothel. There they make the...

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...

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