The Hoodlum Brothers 1965

A crime film released in 1965

Prison Walls of Abashiri, Part 2 1965

Two convicts just released from prison find a green bauble filled with diamonds — and try to prove they didn't steal it.

A Fugitive from the Past 1965

Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them kills the others. Their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, provoking a policeman's interest.

Here Because of You 1964

An uplifting drama about the bond between a group of high school seniors and their kind-hearted teacher, Mr. Yabuki. Faced with the rigors of growing up in modern times, students often look to Mr. Yabuki for advice and guidance. But when Mr. Yabuki’s career is threatened as a result of a false accusation from the school’s PTA, the students band together to stand up for their beloved teacher and help him to save his good reputation and job.

Tokyo Untouchable: Escape 1963

Operation Diamond 1962

Ganko Oyaji to Edokko Shain 1962

G-Men in the Pacific 1962

G-men challenge a jewelry smuggling ring. The chase starts in Kyushu and continues to Kobe to Yokohama.

Devil's Nursery Rhyme 1961

1961 Toei adaptation of Yokomizo's novel.

Invasion of the Neptune Men 1961

Astronomer Shinichi Tachibana has a secret identity as the superhero "Iron Sharp" and is well beloved by children. When they are attacked by a group of metallic aliens, Iron Sharp drives the aliens away. The resourceful Tachibana helps develop an electric barrier to block the aliens from coming to the Earth. After several losses by the aliens, they announce that they will invade the Earth, throwing the world into a state of panic.

Devotion to Railway 1960

A human drama of crew and passengers on a special express train named “Sakura” from Tokyo to Nagasaki...

Police Precinct: Nothing Left At The Scene 1959

Police Precinct: Car 108 1959

Patrol car 108 is on the prowl in Tokyo when it comes across a suspicious small truck. When the policeman investigates he is shot and the truck makes its getaway.

Moonlight Mask: The Monster Gorilla 1959

Fourth Moonlight Mask theatrical film.

Moonlight Mask 1958

First Moonlight Mask theatrical film.

The Eleventh Hour 1957

Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners. The title is a figure of speech — (essentially “last minute” or “eleventh hour”) — that refers to a situation of peril. The film boasts a script co-written by Uchida and Akira Kurosawa’s frequent screenwriter, Shinobu Hashimoto, and stars Kurosawa’s frequent star Takashi Shimura.

Police Precinct 1956

A taxi robbery and murder occurred in Fukagawa late at night. Detectives Nagata and Miyagawa of the Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigation Division, who suspect the perpetrator as a habitual offender, flew to Yanagibashi using the remains as clues, and suspect a forester, but before this case was closed, a new incident using the same method occurred in Shinbashi, and this time the driver's corpse was not found.