Arato Genjiro
- Name: Arato Genjiro
- Native name: 荒戸源次郎
- Also Known as: あらと げんじろう
- Nationality: Japanese
- Gender: Male
- Born: October 10, 1946
- Died: November 7, 2016
In 1980, Arato produced Zigeunerweisen for director Seijun Suzuki. He was unable to secure exhibitors for the film and famously exhibited it himself in a specially-built, inflatable, mobile tent. The film won four Japanese Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and was voted the best Japanese film of the 1980s by Japanese critics. He also produced Tatsushi Omori's The Whispering of the Gods in 2005.
In 1995, Arato directed The Girl of the Silence, which stars Mami Nakamura and Kaori Momoi. He returned with the 2003 film, Akame 48 Waterfalls, starring Takijirō Ōnishi, Michiyo Okusu and Shinobu Terajima. His 2010 film, The Fallen Angel, starred Toma Ikuta.
He died of ischemic heart disease on 7 November 2016 at the age of 70. Edit Biography
Director
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Akame 48 Waterfalls | 8.0 |
The Girl of Silence | 5.6 |
Screenwriter & Director
Title | Rating |
---|---|
The Fallen Angel | 7.0 |
Producer
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Knockout | 0.0 |
Zigeunerweisen | 7.3 |
Executive Producer
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Checkmate | 0.0 |
Movie
Title | Rating |
---|---|
Loved Gun
Japanese Movie, 2004,
(Support Role)
|
6.8
|
Ningen no Kuzu
Japanese Movie, 2001,
(Support Role)
|
2.0
|
August in the Water
Japanese Movie, 1995,
[Biology teacher]
(Support Role)
|
7.3
|
Rampo
Japanese Movie, 1994,
[Box office owner]
(Support Role)
|
7.3
|
Aiyoku no Wana
Japanese Movie, 1973,
Hoshi
(Unknown)
|
7.3
|
A Woman With Red Hair
Japanese Movie, 1972,
Jiro Nitta
(Main Role)
|
4.0
|
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