Kenjiro Uemura
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Known For:Acting
Birthday:1914-01-03
Place of Birth:Naito, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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Turbid Youth (1954)
Shigeki Kachi, Tosuke Satomura, and Nanako, who belong to the theater company Vuanbert around Dosa, withdrew at the indignation of the chairman...
Phoenix (1956)
Following the unexpected death of her father, stage actress Emi Ikushima has to navigate the pitfalls of her rising fame and her increasingly...
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
Kaji, sent to the Japanese army labeled Red, witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against a fellow recruit. He...
The Quiet Duel (1949)
A young army surgeon, Kyoji Fujisaki, accidentally contracts syphilis during a WWII field operation. Back at his father’s clinic, he treats...
Cell No. 8 (1956)
A man and a woman meet through a strange fate. This unique melodrama depicts the course of their budding love in a corner of the big city.
Gambler: Victory Without Death (1967)
Tsunetaro Asakura AKA "Dynamite Tsune" is a talented gambler, but not infallable. After losing his Boss's money in a dice game he repays his debt by...
I Am Waiting (1957)
A former boxer gets involved with a club hostess trying to escape the clutches of her gangster employer.
Small Rats of the Edo Town (1957)
The action of this historical drama takes place against the background of poverty and hunger in the city of Edo and depicts young people rebelling...
Sleepy Eyes of Death 3: Full Circle Killing (1964)
A decapitation at the hands of the shogun's monstrous misbegotten son kicks off the action and draws nomadic Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa)...
A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)
Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing...
Ashita wa Ashita no Kaze ga Fuku (1958)
"Tomorrow is Another Day" tells the story of three brothers who struggle to shake free of the father's ties to the yakuza underworld. A star vehicle...
The Eagle of the Pacific (1953)
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war...
Nagareru hoshi wa ikiteiru (1949)
Based on a novel by Tei Fujiwara
The Hoodlum Brothers (1965)
A crime film released in 1965
Who is in the Background? (1959)
Based on the original work of Yasunori Kawauchi of "Moonlight Mask", this is the second in the "Ginza Whirlwind Child (Mitsutogai)" series in which...
Gate of Hell (1953)
Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her,...
Freelance Samurai (1957)
One of Japanese folklore's most popular characters is brought to life on the silver screen in this terrific version of legendary Demon slaying Peach...
Flesh Pier (1958)
Director Teruo Ishii's crime action follows the investigative adventures of an undercover cop working with a prostitution ring. It's done in an...
Lightning (1952)
The story of Kiyoko, a young woman who has successfully managed to make a break with her dysfunctional family who have been trying to arrange a...
Why Cry (1958)
Japanese "kayo" film centered around the song "Anko naze naku" by Takeo Fujishima.
Ghost Tower (1948)
Horror film directed by Kôzô Saeki.
The Boy Detectives Club – The Enemy Is an Atomic Submarine (1959)
Ninth and final film in the Boy Detectives Club series. Features Tatsuo Umemiya's film debut.
A 16-Year-Old Girl's Jazz Festival (1954)
Japanese musical.
I'm Not the Criminal (1956)
Japanese crime film.
Moonlight Mask: Claws of Satan (1958)
Gekko Kamen faces off against Satan's Claw, who is after the treasure of the Kingdom of Baradai.
Eight Hours of Terror (1957)
A bus making its precarious way across a winding mountain road picks up some unwelcome passengers.
The Third Ninja (1964)
Three Iga ninja are on a hunt for Chidoken, a Takeda ninja sent out to assasinate Lord Nobunaga.
Tokyo no Kodoku (1959)
A coming-of-age story about two newcomers to the world of professional baseball who compete for Rookie of the Year honors and love.
The Temptress and the Monk (1957)
A Buddhist monk becomes ensnared by a seductive woman who, according to legend, transforms her lovers into beasts.
Light The Explosives (1959)
Three young men face off against corrupt officials and Yakuza in order to complete a reclamation project of the coastal embankment, who try to derail...
Outlaw Under a Blue Canopy (1960)
Sheriff Goro goes undercover to investigate drug smugglers.
Town of Violence (1950)
An attempt is made to suppress a journalist's investigation of collusion between a rural police chief and the local gangster bosses.
Voice Without a Shadow (1958)
Asako, a former telephone operator once heard the voice of a murder suspect which has continued to haunt her. Years later her husband invites his...
Suzaki Paradise: Red Light District (1956)
A jobless young couple, Yoshigi and Tsutue, wind up at the outskirts of the Suzaki red-light district in Tokyo. Tsutue talks her way into a job...
Love at the Fogged Harbor (1962)
A bittersweet love story between yakuza Hiroshi and a married woman Reiko.
Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes (1963)
A wave of terror is threatening to unseat Shogun Yoshimune. Police stations are erupting into flames, convicts escaping from prison, houses robbed...
The Green Music Box (1955)
Ruriko's father is a well known scientist who's involved in secret research that even his family doesn't know about. Ever since he moved up to the...
Todoroki Sensei (1947)
Based on the comic by Kaoru Akiyoshi
The Thinking Leaf (1962)
Based on the novel of the same name by Seichō Matsumoto.
The Palette Knife Murder (1946)
Based on the short story The Psychological Test by Edogawa Rampo.
Kawakami Tetsuji, No. 16 (1957)
A biopic about Japanese baseball player, Tetsuharu Kawakami.
Blood for Blood (1971)
The Akiba and Shimura crime families run the streets of “K City”. With the construction of new buildings and new factories underway, the...
Hyōchū no Bijo (1950)
Based on the novel The Vampire (Kyūketsuki) by Edogawa Ranpo.
Saigo no sentō-ki (1956)
The first postwar war movie depicting the tragedy of a special force that shook the world at the end of the Pacific War, with thrill and speed
The Spiders' The Noisy Parade (1968)
Gangsters smuggle diamonds through customs by embedding them in The Spiders' tambourine, then go on a cross-country chase of the rock-and-roll band...
The Tiger of Malaya (1943)
A band of guerrillas fight against occupying British forces in Malaya.
Duel at Sundown (1955)
A remake of High Noon (1952) as a Japanese jidai-geki sword-fighting movie.
Mahiru no wana (1960)
On his way to Tokyo one night, a truck driver picks up a country girl and has his way with her amidst a forest. A few days later he loses his job...
The Rainbow Man (1949)
When a young woman is named as the prime suspect in a murder, her girlfriend and her girlfriend's boyfriend set out to prove her innocence. Their...
Gambler's Dilemma (1969)
The love story between a traveling guest and a geisha who inadvertently becomes the leader of her father's yakuza clan, after his death.
Pay Off Your Debt! (1970)
Asakura was told he could leave the gang if he killed Takahata, but he failed and was sentenced to two years. When he was released, the Oyane group...
Dedication of the Great Buddha (1952)
The film depicts how the work to build the Great Buddha overcame a number of obstacles as proponents and opponents clashed over the construction of...
Tōkaidō wa kyōjō tabi (1950)
Adaptation of the original story by Hida Yoshiro, whose depiction of the world of the yakuza is unparalleled. Gisuke, a weather-beaten yakuza with...
The Bathroom Murder (1956)
While enjoying a ski trip, Detective Ippei Shizuno sprains his leg and is carried into a hotel. At the sound of a tremendous roar in the distance,...
Akai kage no otoko (1961)
1961 Japanese movie
Ie naki musume (1939)
An orphan Mihato Mari works as a secretary at a spinning factory.
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps (1962)
The last fight put up by remaining forces and a special volunteer nursing corps in 1944-5.
Delinquent Angel (1960)
One of the earliest of sukeban / girl boss type eiga
Uta no Myojo (1949)
Drama directed by Kōzō Saeki.
Biographies of Killers (1969)
1969 Nikkatsu yakuza movie
Duel at Gokumon-zaka (1960)
Sutematsu and Sukekichi, residents of Benten Nagaya tenement, witness a woman being thrown from a palanquin into a river and are immediately attacked...
Yutaro's Secret Story (1959)
Yutaro Kodan, born under a cloud because his aristocrat father died opposing the shogunate, stumbles onto a treasure map. Lusting after the treasure,...
Fusetsu no haru (1943)
A story about volunteering in the rural silk farming industry. Recommended by the Ministry of Education.
Umi Yukaba (1943)
Depicting the International Disarmament Conference and the Japanese Navy’s Struggle.
Gunrō no machi (1952)
There are male and female students working part-time jobs in the city center while facing the harsh realities of society as they struggle to pay for...
Sanmenkyō no kyōfu (1948)
Romantic thriller film.
Platform at Night (1948)
A realistic film that sharply portrays a cross-section of postwar society.
As If To Kill (1948)
Not far from Yurakucho, on the riverbank, stands the Nishida Clinic, with signs advertising internal medicine, surgery, and gynecology. The...
Bibō no kaoyaku (1949)
Ken Uehara plays the role of a prominent figure in the red-light district and portrays his violent personality.
Haha tōdai (1949)
Michiko is a spirited young woman who was invited by the delinquent Kuniko to a shady cabaret, where she was introduced to a pseudo-gentleman named...
Lone Wolf (1950)
Hideki Yamaga runs a used bookstore in Ginza. He is a man known for his great physical strength, helping the weak and standing up to the strong, and...
Kenjū no mae ni tatsu haha (1950)
Twenty years after the father’s death and the mother and child’s separation, when they are reunited, a pistol aimed at the mother glints...
Tenraku no shishū (1950)
The story of a young police officer who risks his career to save the soul of a woman who curses societal evils and chooses the path of...
Designated Criminal (1950)
A brutal murder in the dead of night. While the man who left bloody fingerprints and footprints screams he is innocent, the intelligent criminal,...
Hatachi zengo (1950)
A lively, energetic film featuring a cast of up-and-coming actors, depicting the worries and joys of youth, friendship, and romance.
San akunin to akanbō (1950)
A desperate detective on the trail of criminals who are holding a baby hostage and demanding one million yen
Tetsuro no dankon (1950)
A fierce battle between a vicious train criminal and a police officer.
Koi no Oranda-zaka (1951)
Set against the backdrop of Nagasaki, a love story blossoms between an unfortunate circus girl and a shipbuilding engineer.
Yu no machi jōwa (1951)
A tragic love story set in a hot-spring town.
Dorei no machi (1951)
Yosuke Machida of the Daito Shinpo hears from a boy named Toshi-bo, whom he found on the street, that Toshi-bo’s older sister, Toyo, was...
Hida no ko tengu (1951)
A passionate young man who lives for judo, the innocent girl he adores, and a challenge to the judo boss… A major match where love and life...
Dokuja-tō kidan: Joōbachi (1952)
A mystery story set on a haunted island: a student is murdered, followed by the suicide of his lover.
Daigaku no kotengu (1952)
With his mother’s wishes and a young woman’s prayers in his heart, a spirited young man fights to uphold the honor of college judo.