Hiroshi Ueda

A Country Boss (1962)

A country boss gives up his way of life because of his daughter's marriage. ...

Vampire Dead Beauty Carving (1961)

Japanese horror drama movie from 1961. ...

Shin nitōhei monogatari medetaku gaisen no maki (1961)

Second "Pfc. Story" sequel and the ninth and final sequel to "Story of Second Class Private", the only one in both series not directed by Seiichi Fukuda. ...

A contest worth a thousand ryo: In search of a bride (1960)

A village samurai with money, power and great masculinity goes to the flourishing city of Edo to have some fun and practice. And here he is attacked by a beautiful thief... A light comedy historical drama. ...

Bonchi (1960)

Kikuji is the scion of an Osaka merchant family whose traditional power is matrilineal. Instructed by his overbearing mother and grandmother to give them an heiress for the family business, he stands by helplessly as his wife is thrown out of the house for ...

The Three Magicians (1960)

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord (1959)

Gambler and the Princess (1959)

Film directed by Kenji Misumi. ...

Yutaro's Secret Story (1959)

Yutaro Kodan, born under a cloud because his aristocrat father died opposing the shogunate, stumbles onto a treasure map. Lusting after the treasure, Lord Sumi Tadamasa convinces trusting Princess Tsu that the gold will help to avenge her lost clan. ...

Nichiren and the Great Mongol Invasion (1958)

During the 1200's, legendary Buddhist monk Nichiren returns from his studies to lead Japan out of moral crisis and prepare to fight Mongol invaders by creating a new form of Buddhism. He runs afoul of the existing Buddhist sects and their government suppor ...

Conflagration (1958)

Learning of his family's collapse, acolyte Goichi, sent to study silently at the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, must endure acute psychological distress. ...

White Snake Woman (1958)

While transporting a bride-to-be in a closed carriage (kago) while during a thunderstorm, a group of servants and onlookers suddenly come upon an apparition of a ghostly white-draped female figure floating down to the ground. As she turns to face the crowd ...

Shogun's Holiday (1958)

During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemon (Ganjiro Nakamura) entrusts the young Takechiyo (Hiroshi Kawaguchi) to the fishmonger Isshin Tasuke (Kazuo Hasegawa) to help him understand the world. Tas ...

Hanatarō Jumon (1958)

Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil (1957)

The magical swordsman battles a gang of cutthroats, who are led by a peg-legged villain. ...

Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School (1957)

Suzunosuke visits a martial arts master and tries to learn the 'Vacuum Slash,' a secret technique of producing tornadoes. ...

Ghost-Cat of Yonaki Swamp (1957)

A remake of Kaidan Saga yashiki (1953). ...

Fighting Letter for 29 People (1957)

Zenigata Heiji torimono hikae: madara hebi (1957)

Sound in the Mist (1956)

In the heart of the Japanese Alps, in Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture, botany professor Kazuhiko Onuma spends time with Tsuruko, his lover. One night, Kazuhiko's wife Kazuyo comes to see them and confronts the professor about his extramarital affair, and Tsur ...

Notebooks of Heiji Zenigata: Spider on the Skin (1956)

Sisters of Gion (1956)

Zangiku monogatari (1956)

Based on the novel by Shofu Muramatsu, the film is dedicated to the actors of the renowned Japanese Kabuki theatre. Set in Japan in 1885, the story follows Kikunosuke Onoe, the adopted son of a famous Kabuki actor. Kikunosuke's father teaches him professio ...

Taira Clan Saga (1955)

Japan, 1137. The Taira family, a samurai clan, becomes involved in the disputes between Emperor Toba and the monks of Mount Hiei. ...

The Magical Warrior (1955)

Rikitaro and Osayo are popular entertainers who throw knives. They are sweethearts. At one day They help Ocho, who is a beautiful pickpocket when she is attacked by Ronin. in Asakusa, However, they come to be surrounded by doubtful Ronin after that. Moreov ...

Otōsan wa Ohitoyoshi (1955)

A frenzy of goodwill, tears, laughter, and a lot of fun, caused by thirteen children under the guise of a good-natured fruit vendor and his wife. ...

The Young Lord (1955)

The Second Son (1955)

Sazen Tange: The Monkey Pot (1954)

A Japanese drama featuring the one-eyed, one-armed swordsman ...

Nage Utasamon niban tegara: Tsuri tenjô no semushi otoko (1954)

Second in the Nage Utasamon series ...

The Woman in the Rumor (1954)

After living a traumatic experience in Tokyo, Yukiko returns to Kyoto, where Hatsuko, her mother, runs a brothel, which upsets Yukiko very much. ...

Nagurikomi Songokū (1954)

Second sequel to Saiyuki (1952) ...

Gate of Hell (1953)

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married. ...

An Heir's Place (1953)

This film stars Tanaka Kinuyo as the mother of the heir to the Hosho name, a famous lineage of Noh actors. The heir, Hosho Yagoro, is played by Hasegawa Kuzuo who went on to become familiar among Ichikawa Kon fans as Yukinojo in An Actor's Revenge, which w ...

New Journey of Yaji and Kita (1952)

Based on the comic by Machiko Hasegawa ...

Ghost Story: Passion in Fukagawa (1952)

A ghost story about a woman who dies a violent death and appears to the man she loves as a vengeful spirit. This film marked the turning point in Daiei's shift in emphasis from thrillers to ghost stories. ...

A Spectacular Murder (1951)

When a theater producer Kurato is murdered in the audience on opening night, Inspector Kawano investigates the prop pistols used on stage, but all were fake. That same night, a dancer in the troupe went missing and a police officer was shot with the same c ...

The Motherland Far Far Away (1950)

Directed by Daisuke Itō. ...

A Fool's Love (1949)

Adaptation of Junichiro Tanizaki's novel whit the same name. It is perversely erotic relationship between a young salaryman and his teenage wife whom he 'adopted' at first as to 'train' her to be his idealistic modern woman. ...

The Invisible Man Appears (1949)

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. ...

Goblin Courier (1949)

Jida-geki by Santaro Marune. ...

The Grand Master (1948)

Shogi, a Japanese form of chess, is a game that requires skill and determination. When poor sandal-maker Sakata decides to pursue his dream of becoming the Shogi Grand Master Champion, everything is at stake – including his family. What will it cost for ...

Haru ranman tanuki matsuri (1948)

Meiji no kyōdai (1946)

The Man From Chungking (1943)

Mysterious incident at a secret factory! Important documents lost! What is the true identity of the enemy's invisible spy? ...

The Straits of Love and Hate (1937)

A servant girl is seduced and abandoned by her lover, a man from a higher social class, forcing her to navigate a harsh world as an itinerant performer to survive and raise their child. ...

The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers (1935)

Mitsuo the Counselor's son marries writer Miyoko, however a tender romance blossoms between Miyoko and Mitsuo's sister Kaoru. When the family falls to bankruptcy, heartache ensues; Miyoko's illness worsens and she is sent to a sanatorium, separating the lo ...