Kichijirō Ueda Movies

Docudrama about Rikidozan. When Rikidozan is accused by a school teacher of selling autographs to children for ¥50 apiece, "Riki" (as he was...

A legendary gangster raises himself out of a small town and gathers followers on his rise to power.

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

After killing a man who owed him neither a debt of gratitude nor a grudge, Tokijiro decides to leave the yakuza life behind in accordance with the...

After losing all his money, Kizuka Keita, a seller on the black market, is trying to commit suicide. But he is saved by Morigen, a broker on the...

Film about a station master's romance with a young prostitute.

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...

As the show begins, the stage starts to rotate, and popular stars are murdered one after another—is it a random killing spree or a premeditated...

A realistic film that sharply portrays a cross-section of postwar society.

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

A blind little girl searches for her mother.

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

A father and son are both heavy drinkers. However, the son dies in an accident at a bar, leaving behind a fiance…. A unique social satire that...

Early Japanese three-part samurai / fantasy serial.

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.