Kichijirō Ueda Movies

Prisoner Katsuji must fend for himself and his prison mates in the fierce battle involving a family feud.

1957 Japanese movie.

The university professor Ozeki Hitoshi (Ryu Chishu) is regarded as an eccentric by people in his surroundings. When his daughter Tokiko is asked to...

Japanese drama.

A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki...

1970 Toei movie.

A chance meeting between two traveling gamblers leads to a case of mistaken identity when the farmers transporting gold to the governor think they...

Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) loves a...

The life, adventures and exploits of warlord Date Masamune the One-eyed Dragon: his early youth as an aggressive warrior, the battles he won until...

Rivalry between a hoodlum group and gangster organization.

1962 Japanese movie

A unique tale of romance and action in which an escaped convict fights villains to save his comrade’s sister from danger, only to fall in...

The undercover agent Tsukinosuke Kigurumi successfully escapes with Kirisaku, who possesses the coveted Shinshu Mountain map targeted by the phantom...

Five fellows are taken by the police for bank hold-ups.

The title of the film reflects the custom of writing poems and lyrics on paper lanterns. The film tells about the difficult relationship between the...