Michiyo Aratama Movies

1962 Japanese movie

Japanese drama film, originally released in two parts.

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

Based on the novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.

1960 Japanese movie

Executives from a Japanese department store travel to Hawaii to acquire land for expansion but become entangled in romantic distractions and...

A film by Shinobu Hashimoto.

Layabout teen Shoken is dissatisfied with his nagging single mother and bullies at school. He and his friends decide to form a cool rock band, but a...

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

A Golden Age drama depicting the exploits of passionate patriot Uotaro Toge in the midst of a mysterious standoff over the Secret Book of Aoi, which...

Amid management shakeups and arranged marriage plans at Sekai Electric, an executive couple tries to support a young woman’s relationship with...

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

Dramatic story of one man trying to make a difference.

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

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