Kichijirō Ueda Movies

Adaptation of Mito Kōmon.

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

In a peaceful town near the Seto Inland Sea, a threatening letter arrives along with the ringing of a telephone... A thriller-comedy that sets this...

A blind little girl searches for her mother.

Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through...

A film adaptation of the story “Gonzo and Sukejū” from a new perspective.

Starring Akira Takarada as a lightweight boxing champion.

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.

A scientist successfully creates an invisibility serum, only to be kidnapped by a gang of thugs who wish to use the formula to rob a priceless jewel.

Jidaigeki by Tai Kato

​Ryukichi, the pampered heir to a cosmetics wholesaler, abandons his wife and child to pursue a scandalous affair with a famous geisha named...

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

The last fight put up by remaining forces and a special volunteer nursing corps in 1944-5.

The first film produced by Daiei.

A modern love story involving different affairs.

A young engineer and a pure-hearted mountain girl take on the challenges of the Akan primeval forest, where lawlessness and violence run rampant.

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