Kichijirō Ueda Movies

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

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

In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which, if revealed, would cause revolution and...

A film by Hiroshi Inagaki.

A demon-faced monster seeking revenge appears in the forms of a gigantic ox and a huge spider! The young Genji warrior protects the Fujiwara Clan and...

Tajima Yumi, in grade school, is overjoyed when her father says they are moving to an apartment in a big city. But the beautiful home she had...

1957 drama from director Kôzaburô Yoshimura

Every year, at the festival, familiar merchants such as Toraemon, a magic trick, Tokubei, a blowgun, Kaji, acrobatics, and Unsaibo, a ritual, gather...

Adaptation of Mito Kōmon.

Owner and workers of a tiny medicine factory fall in love with a lovable girl.

1962 Japanese movie

Adapted from the Seicho Matsumoto story "Tazutazushi". Ryohei Suzuki, a manager at a travel company, is married to his superior's daughter, but...

After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for that crime.

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

1962 Japanese movie

Adaptation of a famous Kyouka Izumi novel. Set in the early 1900's, it tells the story of the impossible love between a young scholar a beautiful...