Kichijirō Ueda Movies

A band of guerrillas fight against occupying British forces in Malaya.

Historical drama about a sleep-eyed ronin

Soldiers Hayate and Yaheiji secretly escape from their besieged castle. Hayate has left behind his lover, Kano. On his way, Hayate is wounded and...

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

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...

Tetsuko (Eiko Yanami), a high school student, one day, forces Tsuneo, (Kei Wakakura), the brightest boy in her school, to make love to her after...

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

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

A young man, convicted of a crime and imprisoned in the penitentiary, comes to believe that his wife is being unfaithful to him. He contrives his...

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

Jidaigeki by Tai Kato

A modern love story involving different affairs.

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

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

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

Jida-geki by Santaro Marune.