Directing

Ryohei Arai

Born — Died

1901-10-22 — 1980-10-22

Known for

Directing

Credits

16 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

Akōgishi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Akōgishi

1954

Jigoku dani no hanayome poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Jigoku dani no hanayome

1955

Akutarō uridasu poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Akutarō uridasu

1955

Tenka o nerau bishōnen poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tenka o nerau bishōnen

1955

Jigoku taiko poster
NR

A girl from a tenement house was abducted in broad daylight, right in the heart of Edo.

Jigoku taiko

1953

Ghost of Saga Mansion poster
7.7

A woman loses her son through an evil conspiracy and commits suicide. Shortly afterwards a ghost cat begins haunting the conspirators. This is Takako Irie's first bakeneko (ghost cat) movie; it started a Daiei cycle which was very popular at the time in Japan.

Ghost of Saga Mansion

1953

Nage Utasamon ichiban tegara: Shibijin yashiki poster
NR

First in the Nage Utasamon series

Nage Utasamon ichiban tegara: Shibijin yashiki

1954

Tsumakoi kuroda bushi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tsumakoi kuroda bushi

1954

Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace poster
8.0

Okoyo, the mistress of Lord Arima, fears that she is being replaced by a younger woman named Otaki. In a fit of jealousy, she kills the younger girl. The dead woman's cat licks her blood and becomes a demon, seeking revenge on Okoyo

Ghost-Cat of Arima Palace

1953

Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko poster
NR

Second in the Nage Utasamon series

Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko

1954

Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki poster
NR

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō.

Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki

1934

Sazae-san: Nodojiman uta-gassen poster
NR

A series of hilarious moments as Sazae-san, a familiar character from the manga, falls in love.

Sazae-san: Nodojiman uta-gassen

1950

Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords poster
NR

Final installment of the Okochi / Arai / Yamanaka Mito Komon series and just as good as the others (a good deal longer, as well). Again, this film like the other two is similar in tone and spirit to the Yamanaka Tange Sazen film and would appeal to fans of that film.

Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords

1935

Mito Komon - The Secret Letter poster
NR

Adaptation of the novel by Osaragi Jirō. Again scripted by the legendary Yamanaka Sadao

Mito Komon - The Secret Letter

1935

Edo Spring poster
NR

Kinshiro takes over the family, but he thinks he is going to replace the son of his stepmother but runs into trouble when he befriends the yakuza.

Edo Spring

1936

Enoken the Hero poster
NR

Set in the Sengoku period, Tokugawa vassal Yakurota (Kenichi Enomoto) helps the older sister and twin sister of the Matsudaira family who are in love with his best friend Iori while also resolving the conflict between the Tokugawa and Oda Nobunaga.

Enoken the Hero

1950