Ichirō Arishima Movies

Based on the comic by Fuyahiko Okabe.

Saotome is a white-collar worker on the brink of a burnout who one day strikes up a friendship with Gen, a boorish drifter who approaches life one...

A film about the life of Kiyoshi Yamashita, a Japanese painter with disabilities.

Ushinosuke returns to Tokyo with new ambitions. Fourth and final part of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi’s novel, Oban.

Starring Akira Takarada as a lightweight boxing champion.

1958 Japanese movie

In 1842, in the Umemoku Mansion within Hikone Castle, Naosuke Ii, despite the tumultuous times, was engrossed in the world of tea ceremony. His...

The life in a small village in Shikoku and the love story between two young people.

Japanese soldiers stranded in Manokwari, New Guinea, improvise a theater play to keep their spirits up and endure the extremely difficult conditions.

1962 Japanese movie

A young thug wanna-be yakuza falls in love with a country girl.

Love story of a working-class boy and girl.

Princess Kinuta runs away from the palace because she doesn't want a marriage of convenience. Princess Kinuta, who has never left the palace, didn't...

An adaptation of the popular Sazae-San comic strip.

1962 Japanese movie

The cabaret «Romance», run by Masami Daisaku's father, is experiencing financial difficulties, and Masami is betting on changes and asks...

1961 Japanese movie