Portrait of Kichijirō Ueda

Acting

Kichijirō Ueda

Career

Active from 1937 to 1968, busiest in 1962 and 1964 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Rashomon
Rashomon
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kichijirō Ueda Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.1, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Wholesome
    2.0, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2
  • Post-War Japan 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Melodrama 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

67
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Fun on the Run
Fun on the Run (1970)

as Kawakami

1960s

33 titles · average score 72
Horrors of Malformed Men
Horrors of Malformed Men (1969)
GoodWatch score 79

as Doctor

Love and Crime
Love and Crime (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

as Inaba (segment "Abe Sada jiken")

Vampires
Vampires (1968)

TV show · as 大西剛三

Gamera vs. Gyaos
Gamera vs. Gyaos (1967)
GoodWatch score 56

as Tatsuemon Kanamura

Rise Against the Sword
Rise Against the Sword (1966)

as Kaniuemon

Adventures of Zatoichi
Adventures of Zatoichi (1964)
GoodWatch score 70

as Boss Jinbei

Three Outlaw Samurai
Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)
GoodWatch score 79

as Ishigaki

A Modern Samurai Village
A Modern Samurai Village (1963)

as Kuma

Black Test Car
Black Test Car (1962)
GoodWatch score 71

as Matoba Syumatsu

The Fencing Master
The Fencing Master (1962)

as Procurer of women

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961)
GoodWatch score 90

as Sekitan'ya

Daredevil in the Castle
Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
GoodWatch score 69

as Jinbei the equipment-shop owner

1950s

28 titles · average score 80
The Three Treasures
The Three Treasures (1959)
GoodWatch score 59

as Kume's yahara

The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
GoodWatch score 88

as Slave Trader (uncredited)

Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood (1957)
GoodWatch score 90

as Washizu's workman

The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

as Shimazo the Police Agent

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
GoodWatch score 78

as Priest Ogon

Flowing
Flowing (1956)
GoodWatch score 73

as Kanbutsuya Owner

I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear (1955)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mr. Kuribayashi father

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai (1954)
GoodWatch score 94

as Bandit Scout

The Surf
The Surf (1954)

as Terukichi

Ugetsu
Ugetsu (1953)
GoodWatch score 92

as Shop Owner

Rashomon
Rashomon (1950)
GoodWatch score 91

as Commoner

Scandal
Scandal (1950)
GoodWatch score 78

as Old Man #2

1940s

4 titles · average score 62
The Invisible Man Appears
The Invisible Man Appears (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

as Otoji Sugimoto

All-out Attack on Singapore
All-out Attack on Singapore (1943)

as Private First Class Yoshioka

Last Days of Edo
Last Days of Edo (1941)

as Yasunosuke Masumi

Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobunaga (1940)

as Shibata Katsuie

1930s

1 title
Nangoku taiheiki
Nangoku taiheiki (1937)

as Shimazu Narioki