Jūkichi Uno Movies

When bribe money from a rigged election funnels into a dam construction project, collusion, lust, greed and even murder are on the ballot.

When a US army sergeant is found drowned in Tokyo Bay, an investigation is launched to determine how and why he lost his life. The investigation...

An industrialist is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is on a trip to Europe at the time, and a glimpse of a Japanese woman in that setting causes...

The love and friendship adventures of seven internship medical students.

Story of a Beloved Wife is an autobiographical work based on Shindo's first marriage. Jūkichi Uno stars as a struggling screenwriter, and Nobuko...

Tora-san arrives in Shibamata on Mitsuo's first day of school only to find that on his account, Mitsuo was embarrassed. After a fight with his...

Based on Kakuko Mori's autobiography, about her life and retirement from acting due to her increasing blindness.

The story of a novelist whose wife is confined in a mental hospital. His love for her drives him to write about her, though he runs into trouble when...

An ageing fishing boat, Dai-go Fukuryu Maru ("Lucky Dragon No. 5") sets out from the port of Yaizu in Shizuoka Prefecture. It travels around the...

A young girl knows that she is going to die and in this she is supported by the devotion of the boy who loves her. They originally met at the...

The tragic tale of Kiyono, a young woman from the mountain who fell in love with Takuji, a fisherman's son, and her devotion to him during a time of...

Comedy drama film

A group of five rookie insurance salespersons, driven to desperation by the impossibility of their work in Japan's failing postwar economy, form a...

Satsuo Yamamoto's filmic depiction of the famous 1949 Matsukawa Incident.

Life and love in corrupt postwar Tokyo, as a young couple struggles against both the law and the mob.

1954 Theater of Life adaptation.

Ginko, a poor cobbler's daughter, becomes a geisha to support her family. She passes from one geisha house to the next, trying to find love and hope...

Tragedy about a terminally ill girl.

Postwar Tokyo. Pin and Toku live in the squatter area of Kappanuma. Pin and Toku are avid gamblers. They take in Tsuru, a slightly demented woman who...