Michiyo Aratama Movies

Drama about two college friends, now working for the same banking firm, torn apart by jealousy over their inequitable positions and love lives.

Housewives from four neighboring households casually gather at an old well at Kaneko's house in a residential area on the outskirts of Tokyo. If two...

After the father of her son leaves her high and dry, Kazuko gives her child up for adoption and takes a job at a hot spring resort, watching her son...

A privileged son betrays his family for the favors of a geisha in 18th century Osaka.

Hokkaido at the end of the Taisho era is Kitami. On the day his wife died of a dystocia, Bakuro Yonetaro fell asleep after being kicked by a sick...

In this continuation of Discover Japan with the 5 Gents (Shacho sen ichiya, 1967), Shoji (Morishige) and his employees plan to build a hotel for Expo...

After years of living a comfortable existence as a housewife, Aki starts to suspect that her husband is hiding something.

Set in the postwar turmoil, Akasaka no shimai paints a vivit portrait of the life of three sisters who struggle to live in Tokyo.

Part one of The Masterless 47.

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

A historical drama that tells the story of a simple girl, Chizuru, who entered the imperial palace as a maid and rose to the top because of her love...

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

Three young employees navigate love, ambition, and meddling bosses as workplace crushes evolve into defiant relationships that challenge social...

In the dying months of the Meiji era, a sympathetic student befriends a married couple, but soon realizes they share a curiously strained...

Penultimate 23rd "Ekimae" comedy is about oil-field exploration.

The 22nd film in the Shacho comedy series.

Based on Haruko Ōta's memoir.

A home drama about a mother and her three daughters, based on the novel by Fumiko Hayashi.