Koichi Ueda

Koichi Ueda was born on April 2, 1941 in Tokyo, Japan. Active in the film industry, Ueda appeared in the 2011 production Jazz G Men in the role of Tamasaburo Hanayama. The film is a Japanese crime drama centered on jazz musicians and their connections to organized crime.

Ueda also appeared in the 1999 film Jingi 21: Yakuza Decade War, a yakuza-themed action drama. The film follows a series of conflicts within organized crime syndicates over a ten-year period. Ueda’s presence in these productions suggests a background in supporting roles within Japanese genre cinema, particularly in crime and yakuza narratives.