Kichijirō Ueda Movies

Japanese film.

Starring Akira Takarada as a lightweight boxing champion.

Fukuzo, Kato and Matsuko, Kato's wife, are operating the "Kurenai Sightseeing Service" in Tokyo. Fukuzo and Kato were comrades during the war. One...

In post-war Japan, it is difficult for private business to stay afloat. The small atelier has a debt of several million yen. To get a loan, his...

Comedy about five good-for-nothings who run a phony exercise-hall.

Two born rivals plot a new start after a string of ups and downs.

Two obaachans become fast friends listening to music in front of a record store. They both boast about their loving sons but in reality, one had just...

The Fencing Master tells the story of a man trying to survive as the only world he knows is becoming increasingly irrelevant. Danpei Ichikawa lives...

A comedy about a good-natured train conductor Shinsaku helping his old friend Miwako find her missing brother.

A conscript from a poor background writes the Emperor asking if he can stay in the army when his service is up.

It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the ...

A violent story of loyalty and revenge among the many "yakuza" or gambling groups in Japan.

Tokyo hoodlums travel to Osaka and enter into rivalry with the local gangsters.

Lonely youth Shinji meets Hatsue, a pretty pearl diver, on the beach and the two fall in love. But Shinji has a rival for Hatsue's affections, Yasuo.

Japanese drama.

Two residents of Edo city Yaji and Kita make a journey to the temple of Ise, as part of a religious pilgrimage, but actually to get away from their...