Acting
Yuya Uchida
Born November 17, 1939 · Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
Died March 17, 2019 · aged 79
Yuya Uchida was a Japanese singer, record producer, and actor. With a career spanning six decades, he was a major figure in Japanese popular music. He appeared in numerous films, such as Nagisa Ōshima's Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, and won two best acting awards. He also starred in the American film Black Rain.
Known For
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence · 1983Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
★ 7.31983
MovieDramaHistory
Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and Sergeant Hara, brutal and simpleton, will witness the struggle of wills between two men from very different backgrounds who are tragically destined to clash.
Black Rain · 1989Black Rain
★ 6.61989
MovieDramaAction
Two New York cops get involved in a gang war between members of the Yakuza, the Japanese Mafia. They arrest one of their killers and are ordered to escort him back to Japan. However, in Japan he manages to escape, and as they try to track him down, they get deeper and deeper into the Japanese Mafia scene and they have to learn that they can only win by playing the game—the Japanese way.
Labyrinth Romanesque · 1988Labyrinth Romanesque
★ 5.01988
MovieMystery
A serial killing occurs at a port town brothel.
A Pool Without Water · 1982A Pool Without Water
★ 5.41982
MovieDramaCrime
After saving a girl from rape, a bored rail worker finds out about a chemical that makes people sleep and gets carried away into a new, violent world of ideas.
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally · 1989Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
★ 6.41989
MovieActionDrama
Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.
The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor · 1983The Mosquito on the Tenth Floor
★ 6.61983
MovieDrama
A lower-middle-class policeman lives decadently, chasing cheap beer and girls at the same time he's running from loan sharks and his personal expectations.
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka · 2002Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
★ 6.62002
MovieActionDrama
After Kunisada's Yakuza leader and father figure is brutally murdered, he and his best friend go on a two-man mission to avenge his death, killing other Yakuza leaders leading to a final confrontation by the old man's killers.
Izo · 2004Izo
★ 6.02004
MovieActionDrama
Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine.















