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Eiichi Uchida
Born July 31, 1930 · Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Died March 27, 1994 · aged 63
Novelist, playwright, screenwriter, theater director and film director. Born in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. His parents' home was an old book store in Okayama City. He dropped out of Kamakura Academy. When he was young, he studied under Kobo Abe. He joined the New Japanese Literary Society and made his debut as a novelist. In 1974 , together with Shoji Kaneko and others, he launched a theater comp…
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Younger Sister · 1974Younger Sister
★ 3.81974
MovieRomanceDrama
Akio's sister, Neri has separated from her boyfriend. They lived in Kamakura. She moves in with her brother. Her ex-boyfriend's sister, Eiko comes to see Neri. She wonders if the separation occurred due to her because the three of them used to live together. Eiko's brother has disappeared in the meantime.
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.
Virgin Blues · 1974Virgin Blues
★ 7.01974
MovieDrama
Teenagers are rebels without a cause. Let it be for stress relief or just a way to kill time, Mami (Kumiko Akiyoshi) and Chiaki were always up to no good – but their luck runs out when they shoplift with some other girls at a local supermarket. They flee from the scene and head back home, only to find detectives at their front door.
The Woman with the Red Hat · 1982The Woman with the Red Hat
★ 4.71982
MovieDrama
In 1923 a Japanese comes to Munich and immediately falls in love with a street artist with a red hat, without knowing her past is. She turns to the Japanese, for the first time she thinks she has found her really great love- exotic stranger attracts her. They say a lot, but they do not understand each other - but they can show their love. Nevertheless, the relationship is doomed to failure from the beginning. Disappointment, death and loss.
Play it, Boogie-Woogie · 1981Play it, Boogie-Woogie
★ 8.01981
MovieDrama
A runaway cat-loving girl begins a love triangle with a reckless older man and a young biker in high school. The film follows their subsequent chaotic relationships.
The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel · 1984The Miracle of Joe, the Petrel
★ 6.71984
MovieActionCrime
In Okinawa, a Japanese-Filipino gangster named Joe kills an Okinawan mobster. Joe temporarily escapes the pursuing mob by fleeing to the Philippines, hoping to find there safety and perhaps to link up with his father. He meets Yoko, a saloon girl, who looks after him, but soon Joe's enemies show up, determined to make Joe pay.
Statue in Fire · 1974Statue in Fire
★ 7.51974
MovieDrama
Drama about young people in the Japanese rock scene starring the lead singer of Japanese rock band The Tigers (1966-1971, 1981-1983).
Kirai ja nai yo 2 · 1992Kirai ja nai yo 2
★ 7.01992
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