Katsumasa Uchida

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Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)

A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur named Titanosaurus. An Interpol investigation leads biologist Ichinose to uncover the work of Dr. Mafune and his mysterious daughter Katsura. Aligned with the Black ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ishirō Honda
CAST:  Katsuhiko Sasaki  •  Tomoko Ai  •  Akihiko Hirata  •  Katsumasa Uchida

A submarine expedition to salvage the remains of Mechagodzilla is thwarted by a massive dinosaur named Titanosaurus. An Interpol investigation leads biologist Ichinose to uncover the work of Dr. Mafune and his mysterious daughter Katsura. Aligned with the Black ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ishirō Honda
CAST:  Katsuhiko Sasaki  •  Tomoko Ai  •  Akihiko Hirata  •  Katsumasa Uchida

Karate Bullfighter (1975)

Sonny Chiba plays Kyokushin Karate founder Masutatsu Oyama, who unexpectedly arrives at a karate tournament in rags, but wins the tournament. After turning down the chance to fight at future tournaments he returns to his simple village life. He reluctantly returns ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Jirô Chiba  •  Kenji Imai  •  Masashi Ishibashi

Sonny Chiba plays Kyokushin Karate founder Masutatsu Oyama, who unexpectedly arrives at a karate tournament in rags, but wins the tournament. After turning down the chance to fight at future tournaments he returns to his simple village life. He reluctantly returns ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Jirô Chiba  •  Kenji Imai  •  Masashi Ishibashi

Karate Bear Fighter (1975)

Masutatsu Oyama is recruited by his former Army friend to work for a crew of gangsters, but when they kill both his girlfriend and his best friend, Oyama flees away to a small town where he both learns lessons in martial arts philosophy from a wandering master and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Yutaka Nakajima  •  Yumi Takigawa  •  Masashi Ishibashi

Masutatsu Oyama is recruited by his former Army friend to work for a crew of gangsters, but when they kill both his girlfriend and his best friend, Oyama flees away to a small town where he both learns lessons in martial arts philosophy from a wandering master and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Yutaka Nakajima  •  Yumi Takigawa  •  Masashi Ishibashi

Hell Riders in Kyoto (1973)

The rich punk Junya has only one thing in mind: to race with the police on his motorcycle. That makes him unpopular, not only with the police, even with his Bosozoku buddies, who slowly but surely distance themselves from him. Junya falls in love with the equally ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takayuki Minagawa
CAST:  Jiro Shirai  •  Miki Sugimoto  •  Hiroko Isayama  •  Hiroshi Nawa

The rich punk Junya has only one thing in mind: to race with the police on his motorcycle. That makes him unpopular, not only with the police, even with his Bosozoku buddies, who slowly but surely distance themselves from him. Junya falls in love with the equally ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takayuki Minagawa
CAST:  Jiro Shirai  •  Miki Sugimoto  •  Hiroko Isayama  •  Hiroshi Nawa

Night Train (1987)

A woman faces betrayal, which tests her love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsaku Yamashita
CAST:  Yukiyo Toake  •  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Hisako Manda  •  Masahiko Tsugawa

A woman faces betrayal, which tests her love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsaku Yamashita
CAST:  Yukiyo Toake  •  Kumiko Akiyoshi  •  Hisako Manda  •  Masahiko Tsugawa

ESPY (1974)

The film deals with the recruitment of race car driver Jiro Miki (Masao Kusakari) and his dog, Caesar, to a group of people who use ESP, psychokinesis, and other special mental abilities to fight crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Fukuda
CAST:  Hiroshi Fujioka  •  Kaoru Yumi  •  Masao Kusakari  •  Yūzō Kayama

The film deals with the recruitment of race car driver Jiro Miki (Masao Kusakari) and his dog, Caesar, to a group of people who use ESP, psychokinesis, and other special mental abilities to fight crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jun Fukuda
CAST:  Hiroshi Fujioka  •  Kaoru Yumi  •  Masao Kusakari  •  Yūzō Kayama

Shogun's Ninja (1980)

In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the clan's hidden gold only to find that two daggers are the key to the hiding place of the treasured gold. Spanning ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Hiroyuki Sanada  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Etsuko Shihomi  •  Yuki Ninagawa

In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the clan's hidden gold only to find that two daggers are the key to the hiding place of the treasured gold. Spanning ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Hiroyuki Sanada  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Etsuko Shihomi  •  Yuki Ninagawa

Girl Boss Revenge: Sukeban (1973)

The Kanto Gypsies, a tough girl gang, hide out from the law in the middle of a disputed gang territory, where they end up getting kidnapped by sinister underworld thugs. After breaking free, the girls set their sights on one thing: revenge. Miki Sugimoto stars as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Miki Sugimoto  •  Reiko Ike  •  Misuzu Ôta  •  Hiromi Sairaiji

The Kanto Gypsies, a tough girl gang, hide out from the law in the middle of a disputed gang territory, where they end up getting kidnapped by sinister underworld thugs. After breaking free, the girls set their sights on one thing: revenge. Miki Sugimoto stars as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Miki Sugimoto  •  Reiko Ike  •  Misuzu Ôta  •  Hiromi Sairaiji

G.I. Samurai (1979)

A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsei Saitō
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Jun Etoh  •  Moeko Ezawa  •  Kôji Naka

A squadron of Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers find themselves transported through time to their country's warring states era, when rival samurai clans were battling to become the supreme Shogun.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kōsei Saitō
CAST:  Sonny Chiba  •  Jun Etoh  •  Moeko Ezawa  •  Kôji Naka

Truck Rascals VIII: Ichibanboshi Returns North (1978)

Eighth movie in the Torakku Yarō series  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Kin'ya Aikawa  •  Masumi Harukawa  •  Toshio Kurosawa

Eighth movie in the Torakku Yarō series  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Kin'ya Aikawa  •  Masumi Harukawa  •  Toshio Kurosawa

The Maizuru Showdown between The Yakuza Brothers (1974)

With a Kansai syndicate vying for Tokyo, one man reunites with his roguish half-brother in the midst of negotiations, when all hell breaks loose.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Akira Kobayashi  •  Noboru Andō  •  Tsunehiko Watase  •  Fumio Watanabe

With a Kansai syndicate vying for Tokyo, one man reunites with his roguish half-brother in the midst of negotiations, when all hell breaks loose.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sadao Nakajima
CAST:  Akira Kobayashi  •  Noboru Andō  •  Tsunehiko Watase  •  Fumio Watanabe

The Viper Brothers: The Blackmailers (1973)

Upon his release from prison, Masa (Bunta Sugawara) is disappointed to not be picked up by his brother Katsu (Tamio Kawaji). After hitching a ride on a bus full of old women, Masa finds out that Katsu tried to fake a car accident and get some money for Masa to live ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Katsumasa Uchida  •  Tamio Kawachi  •  Tsunehiko Watase

Upon his release from prison, Masa (Bunta Sugawara) is disappointed to not be picked up by his brother Katsu (Tamio Kawaji). After hitching a ride on a bus full of old women, Masa finds out that Katsu tried to fake a car accident and get some money for Masa to live ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Bunta Sugawara  •  Katsumasa Uchida  •  Tamio Kawachi  •  Tsunehiko Watase

Utamaro's World (1977)

Utamaro was an artist who lived in Edo (which was later to become modern-day Tokyo) in the late 18th century. This film, which has a complex and wide-ranging storyline, recreates the world of that time, as it appeared in Utamaro's paintings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akio Jissoji
CAST:  Shin Kishida  •  Mikijiro Hira  •  Shingo Yamashiro  •  Mako Midori

Utamaro was an artist who lived in Edo (which was later to become modern-day Tokyo) in the late 18th century. This film, which has a complex and wide-ranging storyline, recreates the world of that time, as it appeared in Utamaro's paintings.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akio Jissoji
CAST:  Shin Kishida  •  Mikijiro Hira  •  Shingo Yamashiro  •  Mako Midori

Maji! (1991)

Based on the comic book by Ayumi Tachihara.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuyoshi Yoshikawa
CAST:  Noriyuki Higashiyama  •  Hijiri Kojima  •  Tsunehiko Watase  •  Takuzō Kawatani

Based on the comic book by Ayumi Tachihara.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kazuyoshi Yoshikawa
CAST:  Noriyuki Higashiyama  •  Hijiri Kojima  •  Tsunehiko Watase  •  Takuzō Kawatani

Rose (1996)

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DIRECTION:  Futoshi Jinno
CAST:  Kaori Shimamura  •  Masaki Nishimori  •  Hirotaro Honda  •  Hiroshi Kobayashi

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DIRECTION:  Futoshi Jinno
CAST:  Kaori Shimamura  •  Masaki Nishimori  •  Hirotaro Honda  •  Hiroshi Kobayashi

Sex and Fury (1973)

Sex & Fury chronicles Ocho's exploits as she searches for her father's killers, each identified by unique tattoos on their backs (a deer, a boar, and a butterfly). Along the way, she also crosses paths with Shonusuke, a radical set on murdering prominent politician ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Reiko Ike  •  Christina Lindberg  •  Akemi Negishi  •  Ryôko Ema

Sex & Fury chronicles Ocho's exploits as she searches for her father's killers, each identified by unique tattoos on their backs (a deer, a boar, and a butterfly). Along the way, she also crosses paths with Shonusuke, a radical set on murdering prominent politician ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norifumi Suzuki
CAST:  Reiko Ike  •  Christina Lindberg  •  Akemi Negishi  •  Ryôko Ema

Girl Boss: Diamond Showdown (1974)

Keiko Aizawa a vengeance-crazed vixen sets out on a journey to avenge the death of her older sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Reiko Ike  •  Mitsuko Aoi  •  Katsumasa Uchida  •  Ryôko Ema

Keiko Aizawa a vengeance-crazed vixen sets out on a journey to avenge the death of her older sister.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ikuo Sekimoto
CAST:  Reiko Ike  •  Mitsuko Aoi  •  Katsumasa Uchida  •  Ryôko Ema

13 Steps of Maki: The Young Aristocrats (1975)

Maki is the leader of a female gang who fights for justice, but she ends up being framed and sent to a sadistic woman's prison. Will Maki be able to escape and take revenge?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Naito
CAST:  Etsuko Shihomi  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Ohara Misa  •  Hiroshi Nawa

Maki is the leader of a female gang who fights for justice, but she ends up being framed and sent to a sadistic woman's prison. Will Maki be able to escape and take revenge?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Makoto Naito
CAST:  Etsuko Shihomi  •  Sonny Chiba  •  Ohara Misa  •  Hiroshi Nawa

Noboru Ando's Chronicle of Fugitive Days and Sex (1976)

Ando on the run, stopping in to service all the women in his life, with a bit of the old ultra-violence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Tanaka
CAST:  Noboru Andō  •  Asao Koike  •  Renji Ishibashi  •  Mayumi Hagino

Ando on the run, stopping in to service all the women in his life, with a bit of the old ultra-violence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Noboru Tanaka
CAST:  Noboru Andō  •  Asao Koike  •  Renji Ishibashi  •  Mayumi Hagino

Red-Hot Youth (1977)

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DIRECTION:  Makoto Naito
CAST:  Jackie Satô  •  Maki Ueda  •  Mariko Akagi  •  Shinobu Aso

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DIRECTION:  Makoto Naito
CAST:  Jackie Satô  •  Maki Ueda  •  Mariko Akagi  •  Shinobu Aso
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