Ryohei Arai
Encyclopedia
was a Japanese film director
. He directed films from the 1930s to 1950s, especially jidaigeki
and ghost movies
based on kaidan
.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. He directed films from the 1930s to 1950s, especially jidaigeki
Jidaigeki
is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan. The name means "period drama" and is usually the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868. Some, however, are set much earlier—Portrait of Hell, for example, is set during the late Heian period—and the early Meiji era is also a popular...
and ghost movies
Ghost movies
This is a long list of ghost films—films about ghosts, or films that prominently feature ghosts. As well as the horror genre, ghost films may belong to comedy or romance genres...
based on kaidan
Kaidan
Kaidan is a Japanese word consisting of two kanji: 怪 meaning “strange, mysterious, rare or bewitching apparition" and 談 meaning “talk” or “recited narrative.”-Overall meaning and usage:...
.
Filmography
Ryohei Arai directed 47 films:- Tsubanari Ronin (1939)
- Zoku Tsubanari Ronin (1940)
- Ghost-Cat of Arima PalaceGhost-Cat of Arima PalaceGhost-Cat of Arima Palace is a black-and-white 1953 Japanese horror film directed by Ryohei Arai.- See also :* Ghost-Cat of Gojusan-Tsugi - 1956 film by Bin Kado.* Ghost-Cat Wall of Hatred - 1958 film by Kenji Misumi....
(Kaibyō Arima goten) (1953) - Ghost of Saga MansionGhost of Saga MansionGhost of Saga Mansion is a 1953 Japanese horror film directed by Ryohei Arai....
(Kaidan Saga yashiki) (1953) - (赤穂義士 Akō gishiAko gishiis a 1954 black-and-white jidaigeki Japanese film directed by Ryohei Arai....
) (1954)