Kichijirō Ueda Movies

There is an inn named Asano Ya in the port town, and a beautiful woman works there. Every year, during a local festival, travelling artists and...

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...

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...

A comedy directed by Koji Shima about a men's game. Reckless and exciting, definitely worth watching! Miyoshi Oki was born in Hokkaido and grew up...

A village struggles to survive when the nearby lake becomes barren of fish.

The sequel to the 1935 film Great Bodhisattva Pass

This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva Pass”, following the life and...

The Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter anti-shogunate activities in Kyoto. A sinister plot to...

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

This film, which was recommended by the Ministry of Education, is based on the Malaya Campaign and the Battle of Singapore and was produced to boost...

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...

A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.

Film from 1967.

A yakuza bodyguard is persuaded by Ōhara Yūgaku to take the farmers’ side.

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