Sōji Ubukata

Sōji Ubukata

Born: March 29, 1908

Movies for Sōji Ubukata...

Bonds of Love
Title: Bonds of Love
Character: Master of "Elm"
Released: February 15, 1969
Type: Movie
Adapted from the Seicho Matsumoto story "Tazutazushi". Ryohei Suzuki, a manager at a travel company, is married to his superior's daughter, but tires of their authority over his life. A chance encounter with Yukiko Hirai one rainy night brings a new romance into Ryohei's life, and he and Yukiko fall deeply in love. Yukiko, however, reveals that she has a violent husband in prison - with only a week left until his release. Ryohei, desperate to maintain his social standing, brings Yukiko to the mountains in Nagano and sets in motion an unthinkable, tragic chain of events.
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O Luna, My Pony!
Title: O Luna, My Pony!
Released: July 1, 1967
Type: Movie
Based on the hit song, the story involves a young boy and girl who leave their home in Hokkaido to come and live in Tokyo.
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Moment of Terror
Title: Moment of Terror
Released: April 16, 1966
Type: Movie
When an only child is struck by a car and dies, the child's mother seeks vengeance against the driver in this thrilling drama. The car was driven by the wife of a company president who is having an affair. The woman's husband manages to buy silence about the incident, but the victim's mother discovers the identity of the driver. After she secures a job in the home of the company president and his philandering spouse, the woman plans to murder the couple's son when he reaches the age of her late son.
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Title: Ultra Q
Character: Villager B
Released: January 2, 1966
Type: TV
As supernatural events and monster attacks rock Japan, the military and government look to be overwhelmed. Three intrepid young investigators—two pilots and a reporter—take it upon themselves to study these unexplained phenomena in order to inform and protect the public. With allies and science aiding them on their journey, the trio must separate myth from history as they explore the greater mysteries of these occurrences: are they unrelated, or is this barrage somehow a portent of even worse things to come?
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Title: Ultra Q
Character: Coast Guard staff
Released: January 2, 1966
Type: TV
As supernatural events and monster attacks rock Japan, the military and government look to be overwhelmed. Three intrepid young investigators—two pilots and a reporter—take it upon themselves to study these unexplained phenomena in order to inform and protect the public. With allies and science aiding them on their journey, the trio must separate myth from history as they explore the greater mysteries of these occurrences: are they unrelated, or is this barrage somehow a portent of even worse things to come?
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You Can Succeed, Too
Title: You Can Succeed, Too
Released: May 30, 1964
Type: Movie
A group of friends try to find success in corporate Japan.
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A Woman's Life
Title: A Woman's Life
Released: November 16, 1963
Type: Movie
A woman remember's her own marriage when dealing with the love life of her son.
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Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1
Title: Jūyaku kōho-sei nanbā 1
Released: July 7, 1962
Type: Movie
1962 Japanese movie
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The Last War
Title: The Last War
Character: Minister of Education
Released: October 8, 1961
Type: Movie
A Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the superpowers.
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The Bad Sleep Well
Title: The Bad Sleep Well
Character: Construction Company Employee #2
Released: September 15, 1960
Type: Movie
In this loose adaptation of "Hamlet," illegitimate son Kôichi Nishi climbs to a high position within a Japanese corporation and marries the crippled daughter of company vice president Iwabuchi. At the reception, the wedding cake is a replica of their corporate headquarters, but an aspect of the design reminds the party of the hushed-up death of Nishi's father. It is then that Nishi unleashes his plan to avenge his father's death.
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The Lovelorn Geisha
Title: The Lovelorn Geisha
Released: July 12, 1960
Type: Movie
A woman and her daughter are in love with the same man, a chef at the restaurant that the mother manages. He is slightly crippled from frostbite in his years in Siberian labor camps and considers himself "already dead."
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The Lost Alibi
Title: The Lost Alibi
Released: March 13, 1960
Type: Movie
Suspense drama about a married salaryman whose affair with one of his co-workers is compromised when, returning from a clandestine meeting with his lover, he runs into a neighbor who is later accused of murder. Questioned by police about the neighbor, and blackmailed by his lover's neighbor, the salaryman's lies lead him on a path to destruction.
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Varan
Title: Varan
Released: October 14, 1958
Type: Movie
When a rare species of butterfly is found in a mysterious valley in Japan, a pair of entomologists go to investigate and find more. They discover Varan, a giant monster, who decides to leave the valley and head straight for Tokyo.
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The H-Man
Title: The H-Man
Character: Executive Police Officer (uncredited)
Released: June 24, 1958
Type: Movie
Nuclear tests create a radioactive man who can turn people into slime.
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The Mysterians
Title: The Mysterians
Character: Dr. Noda
Released: December 28, 1957
Type: Movie
In Japan, scientifically advanced invaders from the war-destroyed planet Mysteroid cause an entire village to vanish, then send a giant robot out to storm the city by night, after which they request a small patch of land on Earth and the right to marry earthling women, claiming to be pacifists. Mankind must decide whether to capitulate or to resist.
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Ôban
Title: Ôban
Character: Noodle Shop Owner
Released: March 5, 1957
Type: Movie
A young country boy leaves his village for Tokyo, where he begins to work as a stock trader. First part (of four) of the film adaptation of Bunroku Shishi's novel, Oban.
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Hanran
Title: Hanran
Released: January 3, 1954
Type: Movie
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Passion to Soar
Title: Passion to Soar
Released: November 30, 1941
Type: Movie
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Police Officer
Title: Police Officer
Character: Police Officer Hashimoto
Released: November 30, 1933
Type: Movie
Itami, a young policeman, meets his high school friend, Tetsuo, a gangster, at a roadblock. As they rekindled their friendship, a complex relationship is established between them.
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Nani ga kanojo o koroshita ka
Title: Nani ga kanojo o koroshita ka
Released: September 24, 1931
Type: Movie
Follow-up to "What Made Her Do It?"