Portrait of Tomu Uchida

Directing

Tomu Uchida

Career

Active from 1922 to 1971, with a break from 1941 to 1953, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score74/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Fugitive from the Past
A Fugitive from the Past
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 6 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Tomu Uchida Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.3, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.3, average 1.6
  • Family Dynamics
    3.8, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Melancholic Atmosphere 2
  • Post-War Japan 2
  • Samurai Film 2
  • Historical Epic 2
  • Japanese Culture 2
  • Period Drama 2
  • Tragic Love Story 2
  • Tokugawa Shogunate 2
  • Japanese Cinema 2
  • Character Study 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

42
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death
Miyamoto Musashi VI: Swords of Death (1971)

Director

1960s

10 titles · average score 74
Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza (1968)

Director

A Fugitive from the Past
A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
GoodWatch score 82

Director

Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro
Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

Screenplay, Director

Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

Adaptation, Director

Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Screenplay

The Mad Fox
The Mad Fox (1962)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights (1962)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Adaptation

Miyamoto Musashi
Miyamoto Musashi (1961)
GoodWatch score 71

Director

Hero of the Red Light District
Hero of the Red Light District (1960)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

The Master Spearman
The Master Spearman (1960)

Director

1950s

13 titles · average score 73
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka (1959)

Director

Souls in the Moonlight III
Souls in the Moonlight III (1959)

Director

Souls in the Moonlight II
Souls in the Moonlight II (1958)

Director

The Outsiders
The Outsiders (1958)

Director

Souls in the Moonlight
Souls in the Moonlight (1957)

Director

The Eleventh Hour
The Eleventh Hour (1957)

Director, Screenplay

The Kuroda Affair
The Kuroda Affair (1956)

Director

Rebellion from Below
Rebellion from Below (1956)

Director

Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji (1955)
GoodWatch score 73

Director

Twilight Saloon
Twilight Saloon (1955)

Director

A Hole of My Own Making
A Hole of My Own Making (1955)

Director

We Never Let You Go
We Never Let You Go (1955)

Supervising Producer

1940s

1 title
History - Part I
History - Part I (1940)

Director

1930s

11 titles
Earth
Earth (1939)

Director

Unending Advance
Unending Advance (1937)

Director

The Naked Town
The Naked Town (1937)

Director

Theater of Life: Youth Version
Theater of Life: Youth Version (1936)

Director

The Crown of Life
The Crown of Life (1936)

Director

Sun over the River
Sun over the River (1934)

Director

Police Officer
Police Officer (1933)

Director

The Revenge Champion
The Revenge Champion (1931)

Director

Jean Valjean: Part One
Jean Valjean: Part One (1931)

Director

Jean Valjean: Part Two
Jean Valjean: Part Two (1931)

Director

Return to Heaven
Return to Heaven (1930)

Director

1920s

6 titles
Sweat
Sweat (1929)

Director

A Living Puppet
A Living Puppet (1929)

Director

The King of Rowing
The King of Rowing (1927)

Director

Crab Temple Omen
Crab Temple Omen (1925)

Director

Tale of a Boy: Noble Heart
Tale of a Boy: Noble Heart (1925)

Director

Konishi Junsa
Konishi Junsa (1922)

Director