Directing

Seiichiro Uchikawa

Born — Died

1922-07-13 — 2000-02-22

Place of birth

Uji, Kyoto, Japan

Known for

Directing

Credits

27 titles

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Samurai from Nowhere poster
7.1

Misawa Ihei (Nagato) is traveling with his wife Tae (Iwashita Shima) who abhors the practice of sword fighting for prize money. Tae is the daughter of the clan's chief counselor who married the low-ranking Ihei to avoid becoming the clan lord's mistress. Into the mix comes Oba Gunjuro (Tetsurō Tamba), a mysterious ronin who will do anything for money. This leads to a fitting climax as the forces of hate and love converge while the couple attempt to break through the border!

Samurai from Nowhere

1964

Sanshiro Sugata poster
7.1

Remake of Akira Kurosawa's films "Sanshiro Sugata and "Sanshiro Sugata Part II". A young man, Sanshiro Sugata, troubled by personal problems, takes up judo. His teacher, Shogoro Yano, is a devout man who has aroused the enmity of the local practitioners of jujitsu, the older and more accepted of the two sports. Sugata uses his newly learned prowess to gain a measure of respect from others; however, Shogoro insists that the sport has a spiritual side, a lesson Sugata has yet to learn. Eventually, in hand-to-hand combat with the father of a young woman he loves, he comes to understand the true meaning of judo.

Sanshiro Sugata

1965

The Age of Lawless Moneymaking poster
NR

Contemporary comedy.

The Age of Lawless Moneymaking

1961

Fancy Talker poster
NR

Comedy about a car salesman delivering a late model station wagon from Tokyo to Izumo to a representative of the Japanese Diet, who plans to use the car in a bribe.

Fancy Talker

1958

Half Virgin poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Half Virgin

1953

Sanctuary poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sanctuary

1961

Samurai from Somewhere poster
6.5

Young Lord Takenaka stands to succeed his father until a series of violent actions lead his retainers to think that he has gone mad with blood-lust. Never offering any explanation, he continues his seemingly unprovoked attacks until he is sent away from his domain.

Samurai from Somewhere

1964

Chikuhō no kodomotachi poster
NR

A drama film based on Ken Domon's photography of the children around the Chikuho coal mines.

Chikuhō no kodomotachi

1960

The Fearless Brotherhood Duet of Kanto poster
NR

The beginning of the Showa period. A town in the Kanto region. During the autumn festival, a car from Daihoji Senzo hit a child and left. Upon hearing this, Shogoro Chiba's boss tried to pay for the medical treatment of Kenbo, but Senzo ordered his child Gentaro to claim damages to the car and ruined Shogoro's gambling house.

The Fearless Brotherhood Duet of Kanto

1970

The Fearless Brotherhood Duet of Kanto poster
NR

The beginning of the Showa period. A town in the Kanto region. During the autumn festival, a car from Daihoji Senzo hit a child and left. Upon hearing this, Shogoro Chiba's boss tried to pay for the medical treatment of Kenbo, but Senzo ordered his child Gentaro to claim damages to the car and ruined Shogoro's gambling house.

The Fearless Brotherhood Duet of Kanto

1970

Mysterious Dwarf poster
10.0

The daughter of a wealthy family goes missing at the same time a mysterious dwarf is running around town scattering body parts in public areas.

Mysterious Dwarf

1955

Pineapple Butai poster
10.0

The story of the role played by Japanese-American soldiers from Hawaii in the Korean War of the 1950s.

Pineapple Butai

1959

12 Ounces to Glory poster
NR

Former bantamweight champion Takeshi Kuwata retired, opened a gym, and is now devoting himself to training the next generation.

12 Ounces to Glory

1960

Tsuma no kunshō poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tsuma no kunshō

1959

The Undefeated Woman poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Undefeated Woman

1958

The SAKURA Code poster
2.0

Cold-blooded obligations and loyalty in the gambler's world.

The SAKURA Code

1969

Yoru no keisha poster
NR

1962 Japanese movie

Yoru no keisha

1962

Tange Sazen poster
9.0

In 1730, the Tokugawa Shogunate orders the Yagyu Clan to repair a huge shrine. Since it cannot refuse the Shogunate's request, the impoverished Yagyu Clan tries to raise funds by obtaining a sword which holds the key to a wondrous, hidden treasure. After learning the sword's secret, Tange Sazen sides with the Yagyu Clan, but his motive seems to be more than just pure interest in the treasure...

Tange Sazen

1963

Tange Sazen poster
9.0

In 1730, the Tokugawa Shogunate orders the Yagyu Clan to repair a huge shrine. Since it cannot refuse the Shogunate's request, the impoverished Yagyu Clan tries to raise funds by obtaining a sword which holds the key to a wondrous, hidden treasure. After learning the sword's secret, Tange Sazen sides with the Yagyu Clan, but his motive seems to be more than just pure interest in the treasure...

Tange Sazen

1963

Ôana poster
NR

Film directed by Seiichirô Uchikawa.

Ôana

1960

The Gion Tempest poster
NR

The story follows Keiko, a dancer in the "Maiko Odori" theater in Kyoto, who tries to climb the social ladder in a world driven by money and self-interest. She becomes involved with wealthy men to pursue her ambitions but faces betrayal, exploitation, and is even accused of embezzlement. As she struggles to survive, her close friend dies from a heart condition, and her plan to marry a rich man fails. In the end, Keiko realizes the harshness of reality and decides to keep dancing despite the sorrow.

The Gion Tempest

1958

The Gion Tempest poster
NR

The story follows Keiko, a dancer in the "Maiko Odori" theater in Kyoto, who tries to climb the social ladder in a world driven by money and self-interest. She becomes involved with wealthy men to pursue her ambitions but faces betrayal, exploitation, and is even accused of embezzlement. As she struggles to survive, her close friend dies from a heart condition, and her plan to marry a rich man fails. In the end, Keiko realizes the harshness of reality and decides to keep dancing despite the sorrow.

The Gion Tempest

1958

The Tempters: Smile After Tears poster
7.0

Layabout teen Shoken is dissatisfied with his nagging single mother and bullies at school. He and his friends decide to form a cool rock band, but a tragic discovery about his family weighs on Shoken heavily.

The Tempters: Smile After Tears

1969

The Fighter in the Ring poster
NR

Docudrama about Rikidozan. When Rikidozan is accused by a school teacher of selling autographs to children for ¥50 apiece, "Riki" (as he was popularly known) investigates, eventually putting a stop to such unseemliness. Later, as he is about to wrestle an American (modeled after Lou Thesz), a young boy is injured by another youngster who imitated his famous karate chop.

The Fighter in the Ring

1956

The Fighter in the Ring poster
NR

Docudrama about Rikidozan. When Rikidozan is accused by a school teacher of selling autographs to children for ¥50 apiece, "Riki" (as he was popularly known) investigates, eventually putting a stop to such unseemliness. Later, as he is about to wrestle an American (modeled after Lou Thesz), a young boy is injured by another youngster who imitated his famous karate chop.

The Fighter in the Ring

1956

No artwork available
NR

Japanese film about motorcycle racing.

Speed King

1956