Genjiro Arato Filmography

Occupation:: Director, Executive Producer, Producer

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Akame 48 Waterfalls

Crew: Director

2004
The Girl of the Silence

Crew: Director, Producer

Synopsis: This unfortunately titled work is a critically acclaimed look at sexual abuse, based on the real-life experiences of comic book artist Shungiku Uchida, as told in her controversial best-seller. When the young Shizuko (Mami Nakamura) learns that she is pregnant after an encounter with a classmate Read More

1995
Tokarev

Crew: Producer

Actors: Takeshi Yamato, Yumi Nishiyama, Koichi Sato

Synopsis: The Tokarev, similar to a Magnum 45, is used to hold up a Japanese school bus. The driver's son is kidnapped for ransom. Takashi, the son, appears on video asking for the 10 million yen ransom. The ransom is paid but Takashi is found murdered in a garbage bag. His father, Michio takes matters into Read More

1994
Yumeji

Crew: Producer

Actors: Kenji Sawara, Tomoko Mariya, Yoshio Harada

Synopsis: The final film in his acclaimed Taisho trilogy, maverick filmmaker Seijun Suzuki directs his bizarre, hallucinatory tale about the tortured inner world of famed 1920s painter Yumeji Takehisa. The film opens with Takehisa (played by former rock star Kenji Sawada) at a garden party, entranced by a Read More

1991
Knockout

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Haruko Sagara, Akaji Maro, Yoshio Harada

Synopsis: For real afficionados of the boxing game, this movie will be a treat, as it focuses almost exclusively on the sports career of a boxer who has been told by the doctors never to reenter the ring. He has suffered a serious brain injury, and it could mean his death. Nonetheless, he remains determined Read More

1990
Kagero-za

Crew: Producer

Actors: Yusaku Matsuda, Mariko Kaga

Synopsis: The inner workings of the human psyche are featured in this study of relationships between different leading characters. The action weaves around playwright Matsuzaki (Yusaku Matsuda) -- who is sleeping with Shinako (Michio Okusu), a married woman -- and his other "lover," Ine (Eriko Kasuda), a Read More

1981
Shuffle

1981