Tomu Uchida was born on April 26, 1898 in Okayama, Japan. He was a director and actor, known for A Fugitive from the Past (1965), Chiyari Fuji (1955) and Tsuchi (1939). He died on August 7, 1970 in Japan.
Japanese film director, a former actor, then assistant to Kenzi Mizoguchi at Nikkatsu, from 1923. Directed comedies after 1927, before turning towards socio/political drama with strong leftist influence. In the 1930s, he fell foul of the prevailing nationalist government and joined the Chinese in their fight against his compatriots. He only returned to Japan in 1954, to direct historical dramas for the Toei company.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Shinken shôbu
1971
Jinsei-gekijô: Hishakaku to kiratsune
1968
Miyamoto Musashi: Ganryû-jima no kettô
1965
Kiga kaikyô
1965
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijoji
1964
Miyamoto Musashi: Nitôryû kaigen
1963
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
Love, Thy Name Be Sorrow
1962
Miyamoto Musashi
1961
Yôtô monogatari: hana no Yoshiwara hyakunin-giri
1960
Sake to onna to yari
1960
Senryô-jishi
1959
Naniwa no koi no monogatari
1959
Daibosatsu tôge - Kanketsu-hen
1959
Mori to mizuumi no matsuri
1958
Daibosatsu tôge - Dai ni bu
1958
Dotanba
1957
Daibosatsu tôge
1957
Kuroda sodo
1956
Jibun no ana no nakade
1955
Tasogare sakaba
1955
Chiyari Fuji
1955
Rekishi: Dai ni-bu - Shôdo kensetsu; Dai san-bu: Reimei Nippon
1940
Rekishi: Dai ichi-bu - Dôran boshin
1940
Tsuchi
1939
Tôkyô sen'ichi-ya
1938
Kagirinaki zenshin
1937
Hadaka no machi
1937
Jinsei gekijô
1936
Seîmeî no kanmurî
1936
Hakugin no ôza - Kôhen
1935
Hakugin no ôza - Zempen
1935
Keisatsukan
1933
Sakebu Ajia
1933
Daichi ni tatsu: Kohen
1932
Daichi ni tatsu: Zenpen
1932
Adauchi senshu
1931
Misu nippon
1931
Janbarujan: Zenpen
1931
Janbarujan: kohen
1931
Kigeki: Ase
1929
Nikkatsu kôshinkyoku: Undô hen
1929
Ikeru ningyô
1929
Chikyu wa mawaru: Dai-san-bu Kuso hen
1928
Tôyô bukyôdan
1927
Hoen Danu
1927
Kechinbo Choja
1927
Kyoei wa jigoku
1925
Short
Shônen bidan: Kiyoki kokoro
1925
Short
Giketsu
1925
Kanimanji engi
1925
Short
Enmeiin no semushi-otoko
1924
Aa, Konishi junsa
1922
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Nasake no hikari
1926
Danshi Tokkan
1926
Hakurai tonchinkan
1926
Gokurakutô no joô
1925
Kaizokutô
1924
Koke no musu made
1924
Inada no sôan - Yamato Heikurô
1923
Short
Hibana
1922/I
Aru shinbun kisha no shuki
1922
Jûjiro
1922
Kokoro no tobirâ
1922
Jasei no in
1921
Clipper (uncredited)
Kurueru akuma
1921
as Tomi Uchida
Dainankô fujin
1921
Kojima Takatoki
1921
Short
Kôshi yôrô
1921
Short
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Miyamoto Musashi: Ganryû-jima no kettô
1965
adaptation
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijoji
1964
adaptation
Miyamoto Musashi: Nitôryû kaigen
1963
adaptation
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights
1962
adaptation
Dotanba
1957
Rekishi: Dai ni-bu - Shôdo kensetsu; Dai san-bu: Reimei Nippon
1940
composition
Rekishi: Dai ichi-bu - Dôran boshin
1940
composition
Tôkyô sen'ichi-ya
1938
as Hirata Sansaku
Hakugin no ôza - Kôhen
1935
screenplay / story
Hakugin no ôza - Zempen
1935
screenplay / story
Animation Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kanimanji engi
1925
Short animator
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Kaki no ki no aru ie
1955
supervising producer
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1972
Golden Charybdis
Taormina International Film Festival
Shinken shôbu (1971)
1966
Mainichi Film Concours
Mainichi Film Concours
Best Director
Kiga kaikyô (1965)
1940
Kinema Junpo Award
Kinema Junpo Awards
Best Film
Tsuchi (1939)
1938
Kinema Junpo Award
Kinema Junpo Awards
Best Film
Kagirinaki zenshin (1937)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1962
Golden Lion
Venice Film Festival
Koiya koi nasuna koi (1962)
1957
Golden Berlin Bear
Berlin International Film Festival
1939
Mussolini Cup
Venice Film Festival
Best Foreign Film
Tsuchi (1939)
Known for movies
Kiga kaikyô (1965) as Director
Chiyari Fuji (1955) as Director
Tsuchi (1939) as Director
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijoji (1964) as Director
$14 Million
