Acting
Ineko Arima
Ineko Arima (born April 3, 1932) is a revered Japanese film actress. With a career spanning from 1957 to the present, Arima has graced the silver screen under the guidance of legendary directors like Yasujirō Ozu and Kon Ichikawa. Her notable filmography includes roles in Late Chrysanthemums, Black River, Tokyo Twilight, Equinox Flower, and Love Under the Crucifix, showcasing her remarkable talent. Beyond film, she has also made her mark on television, notably in NHK Taiga dramas like Ten to Chi to and Tokugawa Yoshinobu. Arima's contributions have been recognized with honors in Japan, including the Medal with Purple Ribbon (1995) and the Order of the Precious Crown (2003).
Filmography
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Yasuragi no Toki: Michi
Heaven and Earth
The story chronicles the life of Nagao Kagetora.
Asuka
The 61st NHK Asadora Drama is Asuka. Set in Kyoto in the home of a traditional Japanese candy-maker, Asuka is t...
Yasuragi no Sato
The drama is set in an retirement home named "Yasuragi no Sato La Strada" where only those who had worked in th...
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labour chief...
Akai Unmei
The story of two girls switched in an orphanage.
Equinox Flower
Wataru's outwardly liberal views on marriage are severely tested when his daughter declares her love for a cowo...
Ooku
The Ooku of Edo Castle was a mysterious existence that could not be seen from the outside for 300 years in Toku...
Tokyo Twilight
Two sisters find out the existence of their long-lost mother, but the younger cannot accept the fact that she w...
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of...
Farewell to Spring
Five longtime friends get back together, but are disappointed to find that their bonds are not as strong as the...
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
In turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as a political ho...
Black River
A love triangle develops between a benevolent student, his innocent girlfriend, and a cruel petty criminal, all...
The Radish and the Carrot
One day a company executive learns that his younger brother, whom he recommended, embezzled company funds. To s...
Late Chrysanthemums
What is the life of a Geisha like once her beauty has faded and she has retired? Kin has saved, and become a we...
Fountainhead
A botanist woos the secretary of an industrialist whose company threatens the local water supply.
Dreaming Awake
Recently appointed dean at a film school, Kimuro Hajime develops a special concern for one of his students, Dai...
Confessions Among Actresses
In this intricately layered Japanese film, the nature of actresses and what they gain from acting is explored....
Sunflower Girl
Young Setsuko Fujino begins a new job at Tokyo Chemical Company. She likes her boss, Ippei Hitachi, and enjoys...
Mother's First Love
A melodrama based on the novel by Yasunari Kawabata, telling about the tragic fate of a mother and daughter who...
Love Under the Crucifix
A tea master and his daughter Ogin are both Christians in feudal Japan. Ogin falls in love with a married feuda...
Night Drum
Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return to his hom...
I Lived, But...
An extremely lovely tribute to Ozu, on the 20th anniversary of his death. It uses a combination of footage from...
Run, Genta, Run!
A touching story about a young boy, Genta, who bravely takes on life's challenges in hopes of finding a better...
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
Chubei, the adopted son of an Osaka courier, falls desperately in love with the courtesan Umegawa. To prevent a...
The Outsiders
A drama about relations between Japanese immigrants and the indigenous Ainu on Hokkaido, the most northerly isl...
Zero Focus
One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip and never...
All of Myself
The daughter of a former Miss Universe winner finds success as a fashion model in Tokyo following the death of...
Mune yori mune ni
Japanese drama
Itsuko to sono haha
An elderly woman devoted to her foster-daughter searches for a good husband for her.
A Matter of Valour
Chushingura has been made into a movie several times before, but this time it will be presented in a widescreen...
As the Clouds Scatter
A provincial bus driver plans to marry his conductress, but one night he glimpses the woman he once loved, whic...
12 Chapters About Women
Minako, a ballerina who has been dating since her school days, and Koheta, a banker. It was Koheta who was fina...
Closed Ward
Towering Waves
A young prosecutor named Takao falls in love with Yoriko, only to discover that her husband is the target of hi...