Tomu Uchida
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... Read full bio →
Miyamoto Musashi: Ganryû-jima no kettô
The fifth and final installment with the build up of the epic battle between Sasaki Kojiro and Miyamoto Musashi.
Miyamoto Musashi: Nitôryû kaigen
In the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the end of battle, where Miyamoto continues on a mission of learning; with the introduction of his arch-rival Sasaki Kojiro; and lastly the large cast of characters rendezvouses for a fateful finale.