Shigeko Arai Movies

1963 Toei 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...

The sexworker who works in Turkish baths plans to make her fortune on the stock market, open a beauty salon, and marry her boyfriend. However, her...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

After her father gets incapacitated due to a stroke, a young girl named Sanae takes over his postal job to support her family.

1962 Japanese movie

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...

A bittersweet love story between yakuza Hiroshi and a married woman Reiko.

1961 Toei comedy

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

A story of Minako who struggles finding love and peace in life. When Minako’s hope for ultimate happiness, marriage to her beloved...

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