Shinobu Araki Movies

1962 Japanese movie

Driven by a murderous intent, he pursues the palanquin carrying the renowned onnagata Kikunosuke, who has taken the place of the princess destined to...

The mysterious black hooded man, Kurozukin, helps transport funds raised to fight against the government.

The Snake Princess in hot pursuit… The stand-in bride enters the castle… But her true identity has been exposed… Life or death...

In 1880s Japan, women's struggle for equality rages on. Eiko Hirayama leaves Okayama for Tokyo, where she helps the fledgling Liberal Party and falls...

A clash between old and new ideas set against the backdrop of a long-established store in Osaka.

A story loosely based on the affair between Empress Kōken-Shōtoku and the monk Dōkyō, set during the Nara period (710–794...

Jida-geki by Santaro Marune.

A film adaptation of the María Luz Incident from the early Meiji period that sparked widespread public debate.

A story depicting the true nature of a vulnerable woman who abandons love, severs the bond between father and daughter, and challenges the very...

Lost for 70 years until 2022, Shimizu’s second postwar film recalls Mr. Thank You as he frames the narrative in a familiar setting, tracking an...

A prostitute? A poisonous woman? A virgin widow writhing in agony night after night, tormented by her first misstep.