

Acting
Michiyo Aratama
- Titles
- 58movies4TV shows
- Career
Active from 1953 to 1982, busiest in 1960 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 32top three billing
- Average score
76/100
- Highest rated
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.1average 2.6
- Warfare4.3average 1.2
- Melancholy7.4average 4.7
- Class & Capitalism5.3average 3.3
- Pathos7.2average 5.2
- Politics4.3average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.5average 4.9
- Psychological7.1average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.6, average 5.4
- Coming of Age1.4, average 3.0
- Physical Comedy0.8, average 2.4
- Pop Culture0.7, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 4
- Japanese Cinema 4
- Character Study 3
- Post-War Japan 3
- Psychological Depth 3
- Epic War Drama 2
- Japanese Drama 2
- Moral Dilemma 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Japanese Family Drama 2
- Slow-Burn Narrative 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Keiju KobayashiActorThe End of Summer, Samurai Assassin, The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman, The Stranger Within a Woman, New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking, +7 more
Daisuke KatōActorI Want to Be a Shellfish, New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking, New Third-Class Executive, New Third Class Executive: Husband Education, The Gambling Samurai, +5 more
Hisaya MorishigeActorThe End of Summer, New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking, New Third-Class Executive, New Third Class Executive: Husband Education, President's Ninja Trick Book Part II, +5 more
Toshiro IdeWriterThe Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman, Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District, The Stranger Within a Woman, Wife, First Love Story, +5 more
Tatsuya NakadaiActorShin Heike Monogatari, The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer, The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, The Sword of Doom, +2 more
Frankie SakaiActorThe Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night, I Want to Be a Shellfish, President's Ninja Trick Book Part II, Aloha 3 Gents, A Boy and Three Mothers, +2 more- TTakeshi SuzukiCinematographerNew Third Class Executive: Husband Education, President's Ninja Trick Book Part II, Aloha 3 Gents, New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller, 3 Gents In Hawaii, +2 more
- KKôichi IwashitaEditorThe End of Summer, New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking, New Third-Class Executive, President's Ninja Trick Book Part II, Aloha 3 Gents, +2 more
Masaru SatōComposerThe Sword of Doom, Samurai Assassin, The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman, Crossroad, I Want to Be a Shellfish, +2 more
Chieko NaniwaActorThe End of Summer, New Third Class Executive: Travel, Women and Drinking, New Third Class Executive: Husband Education, New Third Class Executive: Fortune Teller, Madame Aki, +1 more
Tatsuya MihashiActorThe Akasaka Sisters: Soft Touch of Night, The Balloon, Till We Meet Again, The Heart, Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District, +1 more
Yoshitami KuroiwaEditorThe Sword of Doom, Samurai Assassin, The Elegant Life of Mr. Everyman, Brand of Evil, All About Marriage, +1 more
Movies and TV shows
62Type
1980s
2 titles
TV show
TV show · as 上原敏江
1970s
4 titles · average score 70
TV show · as Masako
TV show · as Gion no Nyogo
as Mother Yamada
1960s
37 titles · average score 75
as Aizen
as Yosiko / Yoshiko Hide
as Ohama
as Masako Tashiro
as First Wife (segment "The Black Hair")
as Michiko Kôno
as Asai Setsuko
as Natsuko
as Fumiko
as Okinu
as Akie Narumi
1950s
19 titles · average score 77
as Michiko
as Michiko
as Fusae Shimizu
as Keiko Kakiuchi
as Tsutae
as Harumi Oki
as Tomoko Aizawa
as Kumiko Yamana
as Shizu, Nobuchi's wife
as Sonoe Shiga
as Kyoko Yamana
as Yoshimi Niemura






























