Doctor
After World War II, their town was a pile of rubble. Gennosuke, the second-generation boss of the Kamizu Group was upholding yakuza chivalry by keeping black-market and illegal items out of their open-air market. Taking advantage of the mess, Iwasa and his gang take hold of goods from the US military, black-market and controlled items in order to become the most powerful group in the Enko area. Iwasa has Gennosuke assassinated but before he dies, he names Shinji Terajima as his successor and makes him swear to carry on the family business and not seek revenge or use violence. Shinji tries to make his family’s marketplace a success, but with constant interruption and attacks from Iwasa’s gang, he can no longer keep his word to his former boss.
Movie adaptation of the TV series.
After losing all his money, Kizuka Keita, a seller on the black market, is trying to commit suicide. But he is saved by Morigen, a broker on the azuki beans market. A young man tries to regain his wealth in the bean market.
A touching story about a young boy, Genta, who bravely takes on life's challenges in hopes of finding a better life for himself and his sickly mother.
A sad love story between young Umihiko Kojima and a beautiful girl named Yukiko Shino.
Manager
A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki...
Tsunoda
When an alien force tries to invade Earth to steal a powerful new rocket fuel, a mysterious hero intervenes.
Nishiyama
Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners. The title is a figure of speech — (essentially “last minute” or “eleventh hour”) — that refers to a situation of peril. The film boasts a script co-written by Uchida and Akira Kurosawa’s frequent screenwriter, Shinobu Hashimoto, and stars Kurosawa’s frequent star Takashi Shimura.
Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately trying to be together despite tortuous circumstances. The film depicts their lives as thieves, menial laborers who can get little pay, society outcasts, and of course, lovers. Junai Monogatari depicts, mostly, their struggles within the Japanese reformatory system and Mitsuko's worsening sickness.
斬新なスリルと迫力が好評の『警視庁物語』シリーズ第4作。夜の赤坂で、自動車窃盗が出没。今回狙われたのは、56年型黒セダンで、持ち主の外国人紳士が射殺された。捜査本部は、二手に別れて犯人が乗り捨てた車の検証と、殺された外国人の婚約者の訊問を進めていった。調べを進めるうち、盗まれた車は大阪方面で売捌かれているとの情報を得て、関西にも特別捜査指令を出した。広範囲にわたる捜査の末、捜査陣は事件解決へと辿りつくことができるのか?
Squire
The story is a dramatization of the Japanese folklore legend of Momotaro, the Peach Boy, who with his trusted companions of dog, monkey and pheasant fought against evil in olden times.
The orphaned son of a count who was assassinated by his subordinates in a conspiracy during the Pacific War becomes obsessed with taking revenge on his late father's enemies.