Kichijirō Ueda
Acting
Biography
Kichijirō Ueda was a Japanese stage, film and television actor.
Born: March 30, 1904
Place of Birth: Kobe, Japan
Known For
Seven Samurai
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
After the Japanese defeat to the Russians, Kaji leads the last remaining men through Manchuria. Intent on returning to his dear wife and his old life, Kaji faces great odds in a variety of different harrowing circumstances as he and his fellow men sneak behind enemy lines.
Rashomon
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Ugetsu
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.
The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
The Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter anti-shogunate activities in Kyoto. A sinister plot to overthrow the shogun is set in motion and Kondo Isami and his fellow samurai must answer the call and expose those behind it.
Superexpress
A man operates a small real estate business near Osaka. A man from Tokyo asks for help in buying a large tract of land in order, he says, to build an automobile factory. But by accident the realtor learns that the Tokaido Railway Line is going to be built directly across the land just acquired. Also known as Black Super Express
The Hidden Fortress
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
Throne of Blood
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
Three Outlaw Samurai
Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death.
A Geisha's Diary
A young girl is rigorously trained in the feminine arts so that she can become a geisha. As she struggles through life, she learns to live not just as a woman but as a complete person.
Filmography
as Kawakami
as Kumatora
as Doctor
as Inaba (segment "Abe Sada jiken")
as Terashima, the loan shark
as Kumakichi
as Politician
as Akaishi Copper
as 大西剛三
as Tatsuemon Kanamura
as Tsukahara
as Kaniuemon
as Goto Motokiyo
as Yamayoshi, postmaster
as Shinpei Akamatsu
as Boss Jinbei
as Hotel owner
as Chin
as Genzô Fujisaki
as Ishigaki
as Antique shop clerk
as Corrupt Congressman
as Kuma
as 石黒常務
as Gentaro Kakimoto
as Procurer of women
as Matoba Syumatsu
as Aya Sakata
as Genpachi
as Sekitan'ya
as Jinbei the equipment-shop owner
as Party leader
as Kume's yahara
as (uncredited)
as Shohei Kurotsubo
as Dōmoto
as Slave Trader (uncredited)
as Shibata
as Seichûsai Maruhashi
as Tahei Nakamura
as Shimazo the Police Agent
as Washizu's workman
as Kanbutsuya Owner
as Ohno
as Gensuke, Chiyo's father (uncredited)
as Foreman Aramaki
as Priest Ogon
as Mr. Kuribayashi father
as President Akaza
as Terukichi
as Bandit Scout
as Shop Owner
as Harry Yamagata
as 鬼酔和尚
as Commoner
as Old Man #2
as Otoji Sugimoto
as Yasunosuke Masumi