Ryohei Uchida Movies
- 1977
Well-known actor Kazuhiko Hasegawa makes his first bow as a director in this film, which tells the story of Jun (Yutaka Mizutani), a young man who has endured an enormous amount of disappointment and frustration at the hands of his parents, despite their apparent love for him. Though they prevented him from going far with his schooling, they have set him up with a business (a snack bar) of his own. However, when they forbid him to have a serious affair with a girl who works for him, he goes somewhat berserk and knifes his father to death. His mother comes upon the bloody scene, and her confused and hysterical response is to try to kill him, but he kills her instead. Filled with remorse, he disposes of the bodies but cannot lay his guilt to rest. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ryohei Uchida
- 1970
In this Japanese gangster flick, a young man accepts the blame for a killing done by his girlfriend's brother. He then leaves Japan only to return five years later. Upon his arrival, he discovers that his girl has married an older, very rich banker. The unemployed man gets involved with a drug dealer who hires him to kill the banker who has been thwarting major drug deals. The man then finds out that Jono, his ex-girlfriend only married the banker so she could get enough money to help her brother keep his promise to go straight. Unfortunately, the brother secretly reneged on that promise and is actually using the money to raise his status in the mob. The hero decides to take on her brother's mob and kill them. Unfortunately, he is shot and dies before he can see his true love again. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- 1969
East China Sea is a "life is cheap" melodrama in which the American characters are the least appealing. A sociopathic gangster offers to shepherd a Japanese boat crew to safety. What the crew doesn't know is that the gangster is leading them into a trap. The U.S. Air Force is on maneuvers, and the crook hopes to provide a target for American gunners. Just why he does this is made clear (though not abundantly so) within the storyline. East China Sea was originally shown under the title Higashi Shinakai. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1966
In this Japanese drama, a young man becomes a student of the chief martial arts adviser to the Tokyo police after he uses Kodokan judo to save the teacher's daughter from an explosion. He shows his teacher a new throw, but the teacher strongly disapproves, claiming that it is too dangerous and could kill someone. Meanwhile the young man and the daughter fall in love. Their romance is interrupted by an ambitious jujitsu expert who desires the police instructor's job and so kills the man slated to replace him. Unfortunately, another is chosen to replace the instructor. In the end, the young man and the villain fight it out, a battle that symbolizes the clash between the two types of martial arts. The young man wins and happiness ensues when he can finally be with the girl he loves. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Toshiya Wazaki, Ryohei Uchida, (more)
- 1960
The second of Japanese director Masaki Kobayashi's Human Condition trilogy was titled The Road to Eternity (originally Zoku Ningen No Joken). Picking up where 1958's No Greater Love left off, this 1961 film finds the gentle, pacifistic Kaji (Tatsuya Nakadai) being sent to basic training camp in Manchuria in the waning days of World War II. Kaji struggles bravely to stick to his non-aggressive principals, only to be beaten and tortured for his troubles. Pushed to the edge, Kaji ends up killing a fellow soldier in the heat of battle. The film concludes with the surrender of Japan, but the story is open-ended enough to allow for a sequel: 1970's A Soldier's Prayer. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, (more)
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