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Seiichiro Uchikawa
Born July 13, 1922 · Uji, Kyoto, Japan
Died February 22, 2000 · aged 77
No biography available.
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365 Nights · 1948365 Nights
★ 6.71948
MovieDrama
A young man rents an apartment in Tokyo and discover it was built by his father. He falls in love with the daughter of the mistress of the house and decides to marry her. Only to discover that his father is is in debt and wants him to marry Ranko so that she may help his company by granting 1.5 million yen. Teruko decides to borrow money from a greedy bar owner who lends her money on certain conditions and photographs her without her consent. A love traingle forms between Koroku, Ranko, and Teruko. Things complicate when Koroku marries Teruko and Tsugawa threatens them for the money causing many twists and turns.
The Munekata Sisters · 1950The Munekata Sisters
★ 7.11950
MovieDrama
Setsuko is in an unhappy marriage to Mimura, an unemployed, alcoholic engineer. She had always been in love with Hiroshi but both failed to propose when Hiroshi left for France a few years ago. But now he's back and Mariko tries to reunite them, although she too is secretly in love with Hiroshi.
The Age of Lawless Moneymaking · 1961The Age of Lawless Moneymaking
1961
MovieComedy
Contemporary comedy.
12 Ounces to Glory · 196012 Ounces to Glory
1960
MovieDrama
Former bantamweight champion Takeshi Kuwata retired, opened a gym, and is now devoting himself to training the next generation.
Fancy Talker · 1958Fancy Talker
1958
MovieComedy
Comedy about a car salesman delivering a late model station wagon from Tokyo to Izumo to a representative of the Japanese Diet, who plans to use the car in a bribe.
Samurai from Somewhere · 1964Samurai from Somewhere
★ 7.01964
MovieActionAdventure
Young Lord Takenaka stands to succeed his father until a series of violent actions lead his retainers to think that he has gone mad with blood-lust. Never offering any explanation, he continues his seemingly unprovoked attacks until he is sent away from his domain.
Sanshiro Sugata · 1965Sanshiro Sugata
★ 7.11965
MovieActionDrama
Remake of Akira Kurosawa's films "Sanshiro Sugata and "Sanshiro Sugata Part II". A young man, Sanshiro Sugata, troubled by personal problems, takes up judo. His teacher, Shogoro Yano, is a devout man who has aroused the enmity of the local practitioners of jujitsu, the older and more accepted of the two sports. Sugata uses his newly learned prowess to gain a measure of respect from others; however, Shogoro insists that the sport has a spiritual side, a lesson Sugata has yet to learn. Eventually, in hand-to-hand combat with the father of a young woman he loves, he comes to understand the true meaning of judo.
The Fighter in the Ring · 1956The Fighter in the Ring
1956
MovieDrama
Docudrama about Rikidozan. When Rikidozan is accused by a school teacher of selling autographs to children for ¥50 apiece, "Riki" (as he was popularly known) investigates, eventually putting a stop to such unseemliness. Later, as he is about to wrestle an American (modeled after Lou Thesz), a young boy is injured by another youngster who imitated his famous karate chop.
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University Gates · 1948University Gates
1948
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