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Filmmaker in Focus 1: UCHIDA Tomu  Seriously Entertaining : The Battle For UCHIDA Tomufs Film Style
This yearfs special focus is Japanese cinema virtuoso UCHIDA Tomu (1898-1970). Although his many films, including masterpiece gA Fugitive from the Pasth, have often been cited in Japanese cinemafs top ten lists and are highly acclaimed here, his fame has not yet spread overseas. But there is no doubt about the formidable beauty of his craft in depicting human conflict against an expansive backdrop. His cinematic style maintains a grand scale while overflowing with an innovative experimentalism. From the over 60 features he directed in his lifetime, including massive historical dramas such as the five-title gMiyamoto Musashih series and the gSword in the Moonlight gtrilogy, TOKYO FILMeX presents a colorful assortment mostly from his post-war oeuvre. Be the one to rediscover UCHIDAfs originality in the tightly knit dynamism of his films! In collaboration with the National Film Center, we are pleased to showcase 13 titles, including six newly struck prints. (All films with English subtitles.)
Police Officer (Keisatsukan)
Police Officer (Keisatsukan) 1933 / 91min.(24fps), 121min.(18fps) / Silent / B&W / 1:1.33 / Shinko Kinema
Cast: NAKANO Eiji, KOSUGI Isamu, MATSUMOTO Taisuke, MORI Shizuko
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A Bloody Spear at Mt. Fuji (Chiyari Fuji)
A Bloody Spear at Mt. Fuji (Chiyari Fuji) 1955 / 94min. / B&W / 1:1.37 / Toei (Kyoto)
Cast: KATAOKA Chiezo, TSUKIGATA Ryunosuke, KITAGAWA Chizuru, TASHIRO Yuriko
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Bar Twilight (Tasogare Sakaba) *New Print
Bar Twilight (Tasogare Sakaba) *New Print 1955 / 94min. / B&W / 1:1.37 / Shintoho
Cast: TSUSHIMA Keiko, NOZOE Hitomi, KOSUGI Isamu, UTSUI Ken
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A Hole of My Own Digging (Jibun no Ana no Nakade)
A Hole of My Own Digging (Jibun no Ana no Nakade) 1955 / 125min. / B&W / 1:1.37 / Nikkatsu
Cast: MIKUNI Rentaro, UNO Jukichi, TSUKIOKA Yumeji, KITAHARA Mie, KANEKO Nobuo
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The Kuroda Affair (Kuroda Sodo) *New Print
The Kuroda Affair (Kuroda Sodo) *New Print 1956 / 108min. / B&W / 1:1.37 / Toei (Kyoto)
Cast: KATAOKA Chiezo, OTOMO Ryutaro, SUSUKIDA Kenji, TAKACHIHO Hizuru
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The Horse Boy (Abarenbo Kaido) *New Print
The Horse Boy (Abarenbo Kaido) *New Print 1957 / 95min. / B&W / 1:1.37 / Toei (Kyoto)
Cast: SANO Shuji, YAMADA Isuzu, UEKI Motoharu, CHIHARA Shinobu
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Mori to Mizuumi no Matsuri, aka The Outsiders (Mori to Mizumi no Matsuri)
Mori to Mizuumi no Matsuri, aka The Outsiders (Mori to Mizumi no Matsuri) 1958 / 113min. / Color / 1:2:35 / Toei (Tokyo)
Cast: TAKAKURA Ken, KAGAWA Kyoko, MIKUNI Rentaro, NAKAHARA Hitomi
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Chikamatsu's
Chikamatsu's 1959 / 106min. / Color / 1:2:35 / Toei (Kyoto)
Cast: NAKAMURA Kinnosuke, ARIMA Ineko, TANAKA Kinuyo, KATAOKA Chiezo
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The Master Spearman (Sake to Onna to Yari) *New Print
The Master Spearman (Sake to Onna to Yari) *New Print 1960 / 99min. / Color / 1:2:35 / Toei (Kyoto)
Cast: OTOMO Ryutaro, AWASHIMA Chikage, HANAZONO Hiromi, KATAOKA Chiezo
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Beautiful Yoshiwara and the Murder of Hundreds (Yoto monogatari, Hana no Yoshiwara hyakunin-giri)
Beautiful Yoshiwara and the Murder of Hundreds (Yoto monogatari, Hana no Yoshiwara hyakunin-giri) 1960 / 109min. / Color / 1:2:35 / Toei (Kyoto)
Cast: KATAOKA Chiezo, MIZUTANI Yoshie, KIMURA Isao, SANTO Akiko
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The Mad Fox (Koi ya Koi Nasuna Koi) *New Print
The Mad Fox (Koi ya Koi Nasuna Koi) *New Print 1962 / 109min. / Color / 1:2:35 / Toei (Kyoto)
Cast: OHKAWA Hashizo, SAGA Michiko, USAMI Junya, TSUKIGATA Ryunosuke
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A Fugitive from the Past (Kiga Kaikyo)
A Fugitive from the Past (Kiga Kaikyo) 1965 / 183min. / B&W / 1:2:35 / Toei (Tokyo)
Cast: MIKUNI Rentaro, HIDARI Sachiko, BAN Junzaburo, TAKAKURA Ken
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Hishakaku and Kiratsune -a tale of two yakuza-(Jinsei gekijo, Hisyakaku to Kinetsune)
Hishakaku and Kiratsune -a tale of two yakuza-(Jinsei gekijo, Hisyakaku to Kinetsune) 1968 / 109min. / Color / 1:2:35 / Toei (Tokyo)
Cast: TSURUTA Koji, TAKAKURA Ken, FUJI Junko, WAKAYAMA Tomisaburo, TATSUMI Ryutaro
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