Movies: Shigeko Arai

1962 Japanese movie...

After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they are captured and sold into slavery. When their mother dies, they are sold to Sansho the Bailiff, a cruel man who subjects them to hideous torments. Whil...

After losing all his money, Kizuka Keita, a seller on the black market, is trying to commit suicide. But he is saved by Morigen, a broker on the azuki beans market. A young man tries to regain his wealth in the bean market....

Kimie, a traveling guitarist, performs at various inns at help out her sickly mother. One night while out with her mother, Otoshi, Kimie unexpectedly sees her father, who had abandoned the family 20 years ago. Her hopes for a happy reunion are quickl...

The Purple-Hooded Man, Japan's version of Robin Hood, tries to uncover a corruption scandal in Edo era Japan....

Ichiro (Chiba) is a scrappy little sport in a big car and funny hat always looking for some fun and some extra cash on the side. He and his friends get themselves involved in some shady business dealings involving a kidnapping....

Mayumi Ogawa stars in the tale of a Turkey miss—basically a prostitute who services men in Turkish baths—whose plans to get rich in the stock market, open a beauty salon, and marry her sweetie are turned upside down by the arrival of her boyfriend-st...

An uplifting drama about the bond between a group of high school seniors and their kind-hearted teacher, Mr. Yabuki. Faced with the rigors of growing up in modern times, students often look to Mr. Yabuki for advice and guidance. But when Mr. Yabuki’s...

A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki......

1961 Toei comedy...

Japanese comedy film....

A gang of bank robbers plan a big robbery, but they all plot to betray each other after the heist for different reasons....

Sixth film of "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series....

Detectives of the First Investigation Division of the Capital Police Department are investigating the murder of a 15-year-old girl, whose strangled corpse was found in the bay of the Tama River. As usual, the film runs only one hour and doesn’t depar...

A ninja movie co-written by Fuutarou Yamada's "Edo Ninpocho" by Hyougo Suzuki of "Whirlwind of Chusendo" and Koji Takada of "Yogiri no Joshuji," and directed by Junji Kurata of "Jigoku no Kagehoshi." Photographed by Tsuneji Mori of the duo....

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Third part in Tadashi Sawashima's Theater of Life trilogy....

Japanese prison exploitation movie. Part 1 of the 'Onna bangaichi' series...

In the fifth installment, Yagyu Jubei must prove the innocence of his family who is suspected of conspiring to take Shogun's life....

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