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

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2003	Akame 48 Waterfalls	Movie	8.0
1995	The Girl of Silence	Movie	6.2

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2010	The Fallen Angel	Movie	6.9

Year	Title	Type	Rating
1989	Knockout	Movie	7.0
1980	Zigeunerweisen	Movie	7.1

Year	Title	Type	Rating
1991	Checkmate	Movie	0.0

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2004	Loved Gun Japanese Movie, 2004, (Support Role)	Support Role	6.6
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	7.4
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