Ryōhei Uchida (actor)

This article is about the actor. For the political theorist, see Ryōhei Uchida.

Ryōhei Uchida
Born	(1924-02-05)5 February 1924 Chōshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan[1]
Died	15 June 1984(1984-06-15) (aged 60)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1950–1984

Ryōhei Uchida (内田良平, Uchida Ryōhei, 5 February 1924 – 15 June 1984) was a Japanese actor.[1] Uchida appeared in nearly 300 films between 1950 and 1984.[2][3] He specialized in playing villains and yakuza roles.[2]

He got acquainted with film director Masaki Kobayashi through a friend's introduction.[4] He was able to sign his contract with Shochiku film company with the help of Kobayashi.[4] In 1953, he made his film debut with Kabe Atsukiheya[2] directed by Masaki Kobayashi.[4][5] His first starring role in a film was playing Kazama in League of Gangsters (1963) directed by Kinji Fukasaku.[6][4]

He died of myocardial infarction on 15 June 1984 at the age of 60.[3]

Filmography

Films

• Kabe Atsukiheya (1953) as Brother of Yokota
• Somewhere Under The Broad Sky (1954) as Shinkichi[7]
• Fountainhead (1956) as Komine[8]
• Anata Kaimasu (1957) as Newspaper reporter A[9]
• Stakeout (1958) as Yamada
• The Human Condition Road to Eternity (1958) as Hashiya
• Take Aim at the Police Van (1960) as Kuji
• Mutekiga Ore o Yondeiru (1960) as Watanabe
• Killers on Parade (1961)
• League of Gangsters (1963) as Kazama
• 13 Assassins (1963) as Hanbei Onigashira
• Gang 9, Tokyo Gang versus Hong Kong Gang (1964) as Chan
• The Threat (1966)
• Moeyo Ken (1966) as Kennosuke Hichiri
• Heitai Yakuza Ore ni Makasero (1967) as Nakazawa
• Soshiki Bōryoku (1967) as Teramachi
• Outlaw:Heartless (1968) as Tetsu Aira
• Blackmail Is My Life (1968) as Kitō
• Higashi Shinakai (1969) as Katayama Kunigorō
• Black Rose Mansion (1969) as Kazama
• Daimon Otokode Shinitai (1969) as Fuse
• Japan Organized Crime Boss (1969) as Tsubaki
• Shinsengumi (1969) as Niimi Nishiki
• Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo (1970) as Officer
• Yakuza Deka (1970) as Tetsuji Asai
• Blind Woman's Curse (1970) as Aozora
• A Man′s World (1971) as Tsuyushi Shiraishi
• Kantō Exile (1971) as Yusuke Sakashita
• A Lone Assassin Yakuza Wolf (1972) as Ishiguro
• Kage Gari (1972) as Sunlight
• Kage Gari Hoero Taihō (1972) as Sunlight
• Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight (1973) as Kurosuki no Kokaku
• Karate Kiba (1973) as Eiji Takami
• The Explosion (1975) as Nishizawa
• The Youth Killer (1976) as Father of Jun
• Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (1978) as Yomohichi Chiaki
• Ibara no Hyōteki (1980) as Keisuke Kadota
• Onimasa (1982) as Heizō Suenaga

Television drama

• Moeyo Ken (1966) as Hijikata Toshizō
• The Water Margin (1973) as Zhu Wu
• Taiyō ni Hoero! (1974) (ep.90) as Sakata
• Onihei Hankachō (1977) as Ōtaki no Gorozō
• Daitokai Season 3 (1978) (ep.1) as Keizo Miyoshi
• Tantei Monogatari (1979) (ep.15) as Tabata

References

1. "内田良平". kinenote. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
2. "新撰 芸能人物事典 明治～平成「内田 良平」の解説". kotobank. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
3. Kinema Junpo 1984 August vol.1 p.73 追悼 内田良平
4. "Ryōhei Uchida profile". 映画DB. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
5. "壁あつき部屋". 松竹. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
6. "内田良平の解説". Goo SOCKETS人物データベース. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
7. "この広い空のどこかに". 映画DB. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
8. "泉". 映画DB. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
9. "あなた買います". 映画DB. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

External links

• Ryōhei Uchida at IMDb