Tomu Uchida
Directing
Born: 1898-04-26 · Okayama, Okayama, Japan
Died: 1970-08-07
Biography
Uchida started out at the Taikatsu studio in the early 1920s, but came to prominence at Nikkatsu, adapting literary works with the screenwriter Yasutarō Yagi in a realist style. His 1929 film A Living Puppet (Ikeru ningyo) was selected as the fourth best film of the year by the film journal, Kinema Junpo. Many of his 1930s films featured the actor Isamu Kosugi. One such work, Policeman (Keisatsukan), has been called "a tremendously stylish gangster movie about the love-hate relationship between
🎬 Movies (30)
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
1971
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Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
1968
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Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
1965
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A Fugitive from the Past
1965
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Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
1964
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Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
1963
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Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
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The Mad Fox
1962
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Miyamoto Musashi
1961
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Hero of the Red Light District
1960
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The Master Spearman
1960
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Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
1959
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Souls in the Moonlight III
1959
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Souls in the Moonlight II
1958
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The Outsiders
1958
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Souls in the Moonlight
1957
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The Eleventh Hour
1957
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The Horse Boy
1957
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The Kuroda Affair
1956
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Rebellion from Below
1956
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Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
1955
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Twilight Saloon
1955
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A Hole of My Own Making
1955
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History - Part I
1940
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Earth
1939
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Unending Advance
1937
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The Naked Town
1937
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The Crown of Life
1936
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Theater of Life: Youth Version
1936
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Sun over the River
1934
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