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
Genjiro Arato was a Japanese film producer, actor and director.

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
Year Title Type Rating
2003 Akame 48 Waterfalls
Movie
8.0
1995 The Girl of Silence
Movie
5.6
Screenwriter & Director
Year Title Type Rating
2010 The Fallen Angel
Movie
7.0
Producer
Year Title Type Rating
1989 Knockout
Movie
0.0
1980 Zigeunerweisen
Movie
7.3
Executive Producer
Year Title Type Rating
1991 Checkmate
Movie
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2004 Loved Gun
Japanese Movie, 2004,
(Support Role)
Support Role
6.8
2001 Ningen no Kuzu
Japanese Movie, 2001,
(Support Role)
Support Role
2.0
1995 August in the Water
Japanese Movie, 1995,
[Biology teacher] (Support Role)
[Biology teacher]
Support Role
7.3
1994 Rampo
Japanese Movie, 1994,
[Box office owner] (Support Role)
[Box office owner]
Support Role
7.3
1973 Aiyoku no Wana
Japanese Movie, 1973,
Hoshi (Unknown)
Hoshi
Unknown
7.3
1972 A Woman With Red Hair
Japanese Movie, 1972,
Jiro Nitta (Main Role)
Jiro Nitta
Main Role
4.0
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  • 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

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