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Film Director, Japan, Japanese Cinema, masterpiece, People, Politics, Revolution, Social justice, Tragedy, Uncategorized

Coda: Final Thoughts on Uchida Tomu

At left, in the middle distance, an elderly Japanese man wearing modern (1950s) clothing, including a beret, stands in the street, addressing a man in feudal period costume standing next to him

Photo above: Uchida Tomu (left) directing actor Tsukigata Ryūnosuke in a dramatic scene in A Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji (Chiyari Fuji, 1955) – the very first Uchida film reviewed on this site, nearly four years ago. Note: I am…

RebelJack
June 29, 2025

19th Century, Drama, Farmers, Feudalism, Folklore, Japan, Japanese Cinema, Meiji, Politics, Revolution, Samurai, Social justice, Violence

Rebellion from Below (Gyakushū gokumon toride, 逆襲獄門砦), 1956

A Japanese boy from the feudal era, standing with his back to a tree, starting directly towards the camera, with a piece of fruit on top of his head

Other Titles: Counterattack at the Prison Gate Fortress, Counterattack at the Prison Fortress (literal English titles) Production Company Toei Kyoto Scenarist Takaiwa Hajime Source Wilhelm Tell [William Tell] (1804 play) by Friedrich Schiller (uncredited) Planning Tamaki Jun’ichirō Cinematographer Yoshida Sadaji…

RebelJack
June 28, 2025

Coda: Final Thoughts on Uchida Tomu

Rebellion from Below (Gyakushū gokumon toride, 逆襲獄門砦), 1956

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