Michiyo Aratama Movies

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

A salaryman's drunken ravings in public attract the attention of journalists who coerce him into telling them his life's story.

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...

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

In this Japanese drama, a village girl goes to Tokyo and becomes a hooker to support her ailing mother. While there she meets an unmarried teacher...

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...

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

A film about the construction of the Kasumigaseki Building, the first high-rise building in Japan.

Starring Akira Takarada as a lightweight boxing champion.

Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.

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...

Jiro Sone sacrifices all comfort to devote himself to research. Young housewife Yachiyo is disappointed with her husband Kappei, who is more...

Ultra-perky model likes single freedom but feels ryosai kenbo ("good wife, wise mother") pressure, exemplified by her bored-to-tears sister.

In the first group of Yoshitake Ichi and Taketatsu Sada Preparatory Training, the team leader was Sou Adachi, a veteran warrior with strict training....

Chuji Kunisada returns to his home village to find that Jubei Matsui, the corrupt magistrate, has been responsible for virtually destroying...

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