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Tomu Uchida(1898-1970)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Tomu Uchida was born on 26 April 1898 in Okayama, Okayama, Japan. He was a director and actor, known for A Fugitive from the Past (1965), Earth (1939) and Unending Advance (1937). He died on 7 August 1970 in Japan.
BornApril 26, 1898
DiedAugust 7, 1970(72)
BornApril 26, 1898
DiedAugust 7, 1970(72)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 5 nominations total

Known for

A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
A Fugitive from the Past
7.9
  • Director
  • 1965
Earth (1939)
Earth
7.1
  • Director
  • 1939
Unending Advance (1937)
Unending Advance
8.4
  • Director
  • 1937
Miyamoto Musashi VI (1971)
Miyamoto Musashi VI
6.4
  • Director
  • 1971

Credits

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Director

  • Miyamoto Musashi VI (1971)
    Miyamoto Musashi VI
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Muyônosuke (1969)
    Muyônosuke
    TV Series
    • Director (1969)
    • 1969
  • Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza (1968)
    Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Kinnosuke Nakamura and Ken Takakura in Miyamoto Musashi V: Duel at Ganryu Island (1965)
    Miyamoto Musashi V: Duel at Ganryu Island
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1965
  • A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
    A Fugitive from the Past
    7.9
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Miyamoto Musashi IV: Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964)
    Miyamoto Musashi IV: Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of the Nito-ryu Style (1963)
    Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of the Nito-ryu Style
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Miyamoto Musashi II: Duel at Hannya Hill (1962)
    Miyamoto Musashi II: Duel at Hannya Hill
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Love, Thy Name Be Sorrow (1962)
    Love, Thy Name Be Sorrow
    7.2
    • Director
    • 1962
  • Miyamoto Musashi (1961)
    Miyamoto Musashi
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Hero of the Red-Light District (1960)
    Hero of the Red-Light District
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1960
  • The Master Spearman (1960)
    The Master Spearman
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka (1959)
    Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Dai hyôga o iku
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Daibosatsu tôge - Kanketsu-hen (1959)
    Daibosatsu tôge - Kanketsu-hen
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1959

Actor

  • Danshi Tokkan
    • 1926
  • Hakurai tonchinkan
    • 1926
  • Nasake no hikari
    5.3
    • 1926
  • Gokurakutô no joô
    • 1925
  • Kaizokutô
    • 1924
  • Koke no musu made
    • 1924
  • Inada no sôan - Yamato Heikurô
    Short
    • 1923
  • Aru shinbun kisha no shuki
    • 1922
  • Jûjiro
    • 1922
  • Kokoro no tobirâ
    • 1922
  • Hibana
    • 1922
  • Dainankô fujin
    • 1921
  • Jasei no in
    • Clipper (uncredited)
    • 1921
  • Kojima Takatoki
    Short
    • 1921
  • Kôshi yôrô
    Short
    • 1921

Writer

  • Kinnosuke Nakamura and Ken Takakura in Miyamoto Musashi V: Duel at Ganryu Island (1965)
    Miyamoto Musashi V: Duel at Ganryu Island
    7.1
    • screenplay
    • 1965
  • Miyamoto Musashi IV: Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964)
    Miyamoto Musashi IV: Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • 1964
  • Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of the Nito-ryu Style (1963)
    Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of the Nito-ryu Style
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1963
  • Miyamoto Musashi II: Duel at Hannya Hill (1962)
    Miyamoto Musashi II: Duel at Hannya Hill
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 1962
  • Dai hyôga o iku
    • screenplay
    • 1959
  • Dotanba (1957)
    Dotanba
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1957
  • Rekishi: Dai ni-bu - Shôdo kensetsu; Dai san-bu: Reimei Nippon
    • composition
    • 1940
  • Rekishi: Dai ichi-bu - Dôran boshin
    • composition
    • 1940
  • Tôkyô sen'ichi-ya (1938)
    Tôkyô sen'ichi-ya
    • Writer (as Hirata Sansaku)
    • 1938
  • Hakugin no ôza - Kôhen
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1935
  • Hakugin no ôza - Zempen
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1935
  • Kâwa no ûeno taiyô (1934)
    Kâwa no ûeno taiyô
    • original story
    • 1934

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Hirata Sansaku
  • Born
    • April 26, 1898
    • Okayama, Okayama, Japan
  • Died
    • August 7, 1970
    • Japan(cancer)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Japanese film director, a former actor, then assistant to Kenzi Mizoguchi at Nikkatsu, from 1923. Directed comedies after 1927, before turning towards socio/political drama with strong leftist influence. In the 1930s, he fell foul of the prevailing nationalist government and joined the Chinese in their fight against his compatriots. He only returned to Japan in 1954, to direct historical dramas for the Toei company.

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