Shigeko Arai Movies

Sixth film of "Mysterious Thirteen Nights" series.

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...

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...

Japanese comedy film.

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...

Detectives of the First Investigation Division are investigating the murder of a 15-year-old girl, whose strangled corpse was found in the bay of the...

1961 Japanese movie

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

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...

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...

1962 Japanese movie

A story about the lives of four sisters and their manipulative mother who must come to terms with each of their decisions in life.

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

Kimie, a traveling guitarist, performs at various inns at help out her sickly mother. One night while out with her mother, Otoshi, Kimie unexpectedly...

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

1962 Japanese movie

Contemporary drama of action-oriented photographer who scuba-dives. He witnesses an accident that appears to be a homicide.

1962 Japanese movie