Tomu Uchida

导演, 编剧

1898年4月26日 — 1970年8月7日 (72年)
Uchida started out at the Taikatsu studio in the early 1920s, but came to prominence at Nikkatsu, adapting literary works with the screenwriter Yasutarō Yagi in a realist style. His 1929 film A Living Puppet (Ikeru ningyo) was selected as the fourth best film of the year by the film journal, Kinema Junpo. Many of his 1930s films featured the actor Isamu Kosugi. One such work, Policeman (Keisatsukan), has been called "a tremendously stylish gangster movie about the love-hate relationship between a cop and a criminal, once childhood friends" It is Uchida’s only surviving complete silent film. Uchida borrows from Hollywood gangster films and expressionist techniques in a story of a young policeman tracking down an old friend who is now a criminal. His work from the 1920 and 1930s possess a leftist social commentary and were often some of the most critically acclaimed films of the time. Kinema Junpo selected Jinsei Gekijo as the number two film of 1936, Karininaki Zenshin as the best film of 1937, and Tsuchi as the best film of 1939. The latter was praised for its realistic depiction of the lives of poor Meiji-period tenant farmers. Unfortunately, few of Uchida's prewar works survive in their entirety.

In 1941, Uchida quit the Nikkatsu studio, and after failing to start his own production company, in 1943 began to work with the Manchukuo Film Association, although he never completed a film there. In 1945 he was taken prisoner and held in Manchuria until 1954, when he returned to Japan.

Upon he return, he joined the Toei studio. His post-war movies reveal a strong genre stylist with no immediately discernible themes, much like many golden-age Hollywood directors. Uchida effortlessly directed chamber dramas, comedies, and samurai epics, often in color, and with a forward-looking dose of irony.

知名作品

  • 饥饿海峡
    饥饿海峡1965
  • 血枪富士
    血枪富士1955
  • 疯狂的狐狸
    疯狂的狐狸1962
  • 妖刀物语 花之吉原百人斩
    妖刀物语 花之吉原百人斩1960
  • 宫本武藏
    宫本武藏1961
  • 宫本武藏 般若坂之决斗
    宫本武藏 般若坂之决斗1962
  • 宫本武藏 一乘寺之决斗
    宫本武藏 一乘寺之决斗1964
  • 宫本武藏 二刀流开眼
    宫本武藏 二刀流开眼1963
  • 宫本武藏 岩流岛之决斗
    宫本武藏 岩流岛之决斗1965
  • 大地
    大地1939
  • Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
    Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka1959
  • 大菩萨岭
    大菩萨岭1957
  • 大菩萨岭 第二部
    大菩萨岭 第二部1958
  • 大菩萨岭 完结篇
    大菩萨岭 完结篇1959
  • A Hole of My Own Making
    A Hole of My Own Making1955
  • The Master Spearman
    The Master Spearman1960
  • 最后关头
    最后关头1957
  • Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza
    Hishakaku and Kiratsune: A Tale of Two Yakuza1968
  • The Outsiders
    The Outsiders1958
  • 黑田骚动
    黑田骚动1956