Tomu Uchida

Tomu Uchida

DirectorWriter Apr 26 (died age 72) Okayama, Okayama, Japan 1922–1971 (49 year career)
6.8 avg rating

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 …

Known For

Filmography

Crew (46)

Movies (46)

Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death

Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death

1971

Director

6.6
Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza

Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza

1968

Director

6.0
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

1965

Director

7.3
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro

1965

Screenplay

7.3
A Fugitive from the Past

A Fugitive from the Past

1965

Director

7.3
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

1964

Adaptation

7.0
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple

1964

Director

7.0
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style

1963

Director

7.0
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style

1963

Screenplay

7.0
The Mad Fox

The Mad Fox

1962

Director

7.4
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

1962

Adaptation

7.4
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

1962

Director

7.4
Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi

1961

Director

7.3
The Master Spearman

The Master Spearman

1960

Director

5.2
Hero of the Red Light District

Hero of the Red Light District

1960

Director

8.6
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka

1959

Director

5.0
Souls in the Moonlight III

Souls in the Moonlight III

1959

Director

6.6
The Outsiders

The Outsiders

1958

Director

Souls in the Moonlight II

Souls in the Moonlight II

1958

Director

6.6
The Horse Boy

The Horse Boy

1957

Director

The Eleventh Hour

The Eleventh Hour

1957

Director

7.2
The Eleventh Hour

The Eleventh Hour

1957

Screenplay

7.2
Souls in the Moonlight

Souls in the Moonlight

1957

Director

6.2
Rebellion from Below

Rebellion from Below

1956

Director

The Kuroda Affair

The Kuroda Affair

1956

Director

A Hole of My Own Making

A Hole of My Own Making

1955

Director

6.0
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji

1955

Director

7.4
Twilight Saloon

Twilight Saloon

1955

Director

8.0
History - Part I

History - Part I

1940

Director

7.5
Earth

Earth

1939

Director

7.4
Unending Advance

Unending Advance

1937

Director

The Naked Town

The Naked Town

1937

Director

The Crown of Life

The Crown of Life

1936

Director

Theater of Life: Youth Version

Theater of Life: Youth Version

1936

Director

Sun over the River

Sun over the River

1934

Director

Police Officer

Police Officer

1933

Director

6.5
Jean Valjean: Part Two

Jean Valjean: Part Two

1931

Director

The Revenge Champion

The Revenge Champion

1931

Director

Jean Valjean: Part One

Jean Valjean: Part One

1931

Director

Return to Heaven

Return to Heaven

1930

Director

A Living Puppet

A Living Puppet

1929

Director

Sweat

Sweat

1929

Director

5.7
The King of Rowing

The King of Rowing

1927

Director

Tale of a Boy: Noble Heart

Tale of a Boy: Noble Heart

1925

Director

Crab Temple Omen

Crab Temple Omen

1925

Director

6.5
Konishi Junsa

Konishi Junsa

1922

Director

3.0