Acting
Asao Uchida
Born August 1, 1920 · Pyongyang, North Korea
Died September 30, 1996 · aged 76
No biography available.
Known For
Tora! Tora! Tora! · 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!
★ 7.21970
MovieWarHistory
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.
Tree of Youth · 1977Tree of Youth
★ 8.01977
MovieDrama
Takeshi, bound to be an outlaw youth, boards at the home of his female schoolmate who works at the family restaurant in devil-may-care Akasaka.
Irezumi · 1966Irezumi
★ 6.91966
MovieCrimeDrama
Otsuya, the daughter of a rich merchant, elopes with her lover Shinsuke, an employee of her father's. During their flight, Otsuya's beauty attracts the gaze of Seikichi, a mysterious master tattooist who sees her pristine white skin as the perfect canvas for his art. The image of the large demonic spider that he emblazons across Otsuya's back marks her as the property of another man, radically altering her relationships with all around her as her personality seems to transform under its influence.
Yakuza Skirmishes · 1972Yakuza Skirmishes
★ 10.01972
MovieCrime
In the gaudy world of 1930s Shinjuku, a violent youth known as Bakudan Match tangles explosively with prostitutes, politicians and the police.
Battles Without Honor and Humanity · 1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity
★ 7.41973
MovieCrimeAction
In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.
The Armed Organization · 1971The Armed Organization
★ 8.01971
MovieDramaCrime
Violent Gang Re-Arms is a rousing tale of friction in yakuza and labor interactions with Koji Tsuruta as a yakuza supervising a dockworker's union. He finds himself between a rock and a hard place, at odds with both the dockworkers' leader (Tomisaburo Wakayama) and sadistic, unprincipled bosses (Fumio Watanabe and Tetsuro Tamba).
Black Ninja · 1967Black Ninja
★ 9.01967
Movie
Historical action film about the struggle for gold of two feudal clans in the Edo period.
The Bad Boss: Wholesale Roundup · 1971The Bad Boss: Wholesale Roundup
★ 10.01971
MovieCrimeAction
This is the thirteenth film in the series.
Movies
Tora! Tora! Tora! · 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!
★ 7.21970
MovieWarHistory
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.
Tree of Youth · 1977Tree of Youth
★ 8.01977
MovieDrama
Takeshi, bound to be an outlaw youth, boards at the home of his female schoolmate who works at the family restaurant in devil-may-care Akasaka.
Irezumi · 1966Irezumi
★ 6.91966
MovieCrimeDrama
Otsuya, the daughter of a rich merchant, elopes with her lover Shinsuke, an employee of her father's. During their flight, Otsuya's beauty attracts the gaze of Seikichi, a mysterious master tattooist who sees her pristine white skin as the perfect canvas for his art. The image of the large demonic spider that he emblazons across Otsuya's back marks her as the property of another man, radically altering her relationships with all around her as her personality seems to transform under its influence.
Yakuza Skirmishes · 1972Yakuza Skirmishes
★ 10.01972
MovieCrime
In the gaudy world of 1930s Shinjuku, a violent youth known as Bakudan Match tangles explosively with prostitutes, politicians and the police.
Battles Without Honor and Humanity · 1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity
★ 7.41973
MovieCrimeAction
In the teeming black markets of postwar Japan, Shozo Hirono and his buddies find themselves in a new war between factious and ambitious yakuza.
The Armed Organization · 1971The Armed Organization
★ 8.01971
MovieDramaCrime
Violent Gang Re-Arms is a rousing tale of friction in yakuza and labor interactions with Koji Tsuruta as a yakuza supervising a dockworker's union. He finds himself between a rock and a hard place, at odds with both the dockworkers' leader (Tomisaburo Wakayama) and sadistic, unprincipled bosses (Fumio Watanabe and Tetsuro Tamba).
Black Ninja · 1967Black Ninja
★ 9.01967
Movie
Historical action film about the struggle for gold of two feudal clans in the Edo period.
The Bad Boss: Wholesale Roundup · 1971The Bad Boss: Wholesale Roundup
★ 10.01971
MovieCrimeAction
This is the thirteenth film in the series.
The Pledge · 1972The Pledge
★ 5.81972
MovieDramaCrime
When Omuro Yahachi of the Omuro family is selected as Mutsumikai Soke's successor, the conflict between the Kitakyushu and Wakamatsu begins.
The Bad Boss 3 · 1969The Bad Boss 3
★ 10.01969
MovieActionCrime
A story of rivalry between two gambling clans.
The Gambler · 1965The Gambler
1965
MovieCrime
A crime film released in 1965
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril · 1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
★ 7.31972
MovieActionAdventure
Ogami Itto is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin and battles Retsudo, head of the Yagyu clan, and his son Gunbei.
Yakuza vs. Gang Leader · 1974Yakuza vs. Gang Leader
★ 5.61974
MovieCrimeDrama
Gokudo Shimamura comes to blows with the Delinquent Boss who rolls into town with his motorcycle gang.
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode · 1974Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode
★ 7.21974
MovieActionDrama
While Hirono is in prison, his rival Takeda turns his own crime organization into a political party, whose two executives stir up new tensions in their thirst for power.
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War · 1973Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Proxy War
★ 7.01973
MovieActionDrama
Shozo Hirono has managed to separate from the Yamamori family and create his own small family, and extend his circle of acquaintances. These new friendships include a powerful underboss of the Muraoka family, Noboru Uchimoto.
The End of Summer · 1961The End of Summer
★ 7.51961
MovieDrama
The family of an older man who runs a small sake brewery become concerned with his finances and his health after they discover him visiting an old mistress from his youth.
City of Corruption · 1974City of Corruption
1974
Movie
The Pornographers · 1966The Pornographers
★ 7.21966
MovieComedyDrama
A former Buddhist monk turned erotic filmmaker, Subuyan lives with hairdresser Haru and her two teenage children. Shooting two skin flicks per day, he somehow manages to stay out of the clutches of the yakuza, but real trouble starts when Haru discovers him lusting after her daughter.
Hikage-Mono · 1972Hikage-Mono
★ 9.01972
Movie
A Yakuza film directed by Kôsaku Yamashita
Ishimatsu the Yakuza: Something's Fishy · 1967Ishimatsu the Yakuza: Something's Fishy
★ 5.01967
Movie
Matsukichi, a worker at a fish market, tries to settle the business between the two competitors on his turf.
Samurai Reincarnation · 1981Samurai Reincarnation
★ 5.91981
MovieActionFantasy
After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.
Season of Love · 1969Season of Love
1969
Movie
Pinky and Yoko are about to graduate. Full of hope and uncertainties they embark on a tale of temptation.
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance · 1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
★ 7.41972
MovieDramaAction
Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro.
Young Boss: Prison Release · 1965Young Boss: Prison Release
★ 4.81965
MovieCrimeDrama
The further adventures of Takeshi Nanjo, the Young Boss.
TV Shows
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series · 1983Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
★ 7.01983
SeriesDramaMystery
Professional Killers · 1972Professional Killers
★ 8.01972
SeriesDramaCrime
A shikakenin was an under-the-cover trade that undertook killing in Edo. Hanemon of Otowa, an agency that introduced laborers and maids, was also one of these. Katsugoro Iseya was a timber dealer who had come in as a client. His target was the constructions magistrate Hanno, and the Tatsumiya who sipped on the benefits. Hanemon who had a stong code towards killing, where he would only kill those who do no good to be in the world, accepts this request. Baian Fujieda, a needle doctor would carry out the killing. However, the professional killer Baian fails to bring down Tatsumiya. Hanemon then looks to another shikakenin, the ronin Sanai Nishimura for the role. Although Sanai's ability with the sword is good, he lives poorly in a tenement, and accepts this commission on the condition that it is kept a secret from his wife and child. Here, they close in on Hanno and Tatsumiya again...
Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu · 1977Edogawa Rampo no bijo shirīzu
1977
Series
Pro Hunter · 1981Pro Hunter
1981
SeriesComedy
Hito wa sore wo scandal to iu · 1978Hito wa sore wo scandal to iu
1978
SeriesDrama