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Kamiyama Sojin
Sōjin Kamiyama or just Sōjin (; 30 January 1884 – 28 July 1954) was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1917 and 1954. He was the subject of a 1995 TV documentary by the Japanese film director Nobuhiro Suwa. He was born in Sendai, Japan and died in Tokyo, Japan. His wife was actress Uraji Yamakawa. Selected filmography * ''Patria (serial), Patria'' (1917, Serial) - Himself * ''The Thief of Bagdad (1924 film), The Thief of Bagdad'' (1924) - The Mongol Prince * ''Soft Shoes'' (1925) - Yet Tzu * ''East of Suez (film), East of Suez'' (1925) - Lee Tai * ''Proud Flesh (film), Proud Flesh'' (1925) - Wong * ''The White Desert'' (1925) - Chinese Cook * ''The Wanderer (1925 film), The Wanderer'' (1925) - Sadyk the Jeweler (uncredited) * ''My Lady's Lips'' (1925) * ''The Sea Beast (1926 film), The Sea Beast'' (1926, silent adaptation of ''Moby Dick'') - Fedallah * ''The Bat (1926 film), The Bat'' (1926) - Billy - the Butler * ''The Lucky Lady'' (1926) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendai
is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 designated cities. The city was founded in 1600 by the ''daimyō'' Date Masamune. It is nicknamed the ; there are Japanese zelkova trees lining many of the main thoroughfares such as and . In the summer, the Sendai Tanabata Festival, the largest Tanabata festival in Japan, is held. In winter, the trees are decorated with thousands of lights for the , lasting through most of December. On 11 March 2011, coastal areas of the city suffered catastrophic damage from a magnitude 9.0 offshore earthquake,UK Foreign Office 9.0 assessment [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Across The Pacific (1926 Film)
''Across the Pacific'' is a lost 1926 American silent romantic adventure film produced by Warner Bros., directed by Roy del Ruth and starring Monte Blue. It was based on a 1900 play by Charles Blaney and J. J. McCloskey. The play had been filmed before in 1914 with Dorothy Dalton. It is unknown, but the film might have been released with a Vitaphone soundtrack. Plot After his father brings disgrace on his family, Monte joins the Spanish–American War (April–August 1898) and goes with his regiment to the Philippines. Although he has a sweetheart back home, Claire Marsh, he is enlisted to romance a mixed race girl, Roma, who knows the whereabouts of the Philippine leader Emilio Aguinaldo. Monte must keep up the ruse even when Claire comes to the islands to visit him. He finally gets the information that he needs but not before he is branded a deserter and then must prove his mettle on the battlefield. When the insurrection is squelched and Aguinaldo is captured, Monte i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Without A Face (1928 Serial)
''The Man Without a Face'' is a 1928 American adventure film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. The film is now considered to be lost. Cast * Allene Ray * Walter Miller * E. H. Calvert * Sōjin Kamiyama * Gladden James * Richard Neill (credited as Richard R. Neill) * Toshia Mori (credited as Toshiye Ichioka) * Richard Travers (credited as Richard C. Travers) See also * List of film serials * List of film serials by studio This is a list of film serials by studio, separated into those released by each of the five major studios, and the remaining minor studios. The five major studios produced the greater number of serials. Of these the main studios are consider ... References External links * 1928 films 1928 adventure films American silent serial films American black-and-white films Pathé Exchange film serials Films directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet Lost American films American adventure films Films based on works by Alice Williamson 1928 lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Streets Of Shanghai
''Streets of Shanghai'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and written by Harry Braxton and Jack Natteford. The film, starring Pauline Starke, Kenneth Harlan, and Eddie Gribbon, was released by Tiffany-Stahl Productions. Cast *Pauline Starke as Mary Sanger *Kenneth Harlan as Sergeant Lee *Eddie Gribbon as Swede *Margaret Livingston as Sadie *Jason Robards, Sr. as Eugene Fong (as Jason Robards) *Mathilde Comont as Buttercup, Mary's Companion *Sōjin Kamiyama as Fong Kiang *Anna May Wong as Su Quan *Tetsu Komai as Chang Ho *Toshia Mori as Girl Wife (as Toshyie Ichioka) *Media Ichioka as F'aien Shi, the Chinese Girl Preservation status This is now considered a lost film. See also *List of American films of 1927 This is a list of American films released in 1927, All films on this list are in the Public Domain since 2023. 1927 Academy Award nominees The 1st Academy Awards were presented in Los Angeles on May 16, 1929 at The Hollywood Roosevel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Haunted Ship
''The Haunted Ship'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Forrest Sheldon and starring Dorothy Sebastian, Montagu Love and Tom Santschi.Munden p.327 It is based on a story ''White and Yellow'' by Jack London. Cast * Dorothy Sebastian as Goldie Kane * Montagu Love as Captain Simon Gant * Tom Santschi as Glenister (first mate) * Ray Hallor as Danny Gant * Pat Harmon as Mate * Alice Lake as Martha Gant * Bud Duncan as Dinty * Blue Washington as Mose * Sôjin Kamiyama as Bombay Charlie * Andrée Tourneur Andrée or Andree may refer to: People * Andrée (given name) * Andree (surname) Places * Andree, Minnesota, unincorporated community in Stanchfield Township, Isanti County, Minnesota * 1296 Andrée, asteroid * Andrée Land (Svalbard) * Andrée La ... as Goldie's Companion References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Devil Dancer
''The Devil Dancer'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. For his work on this film, '' The Magic Flame'' and '' Sadie Thompson'', cinematographer George Barnes was nominated for the first Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the 1st Academy Awards ceremony in 1929. ''The Devil Dancer'' is now considered a lost film. at silentera.com Cast * as Takla (The Devil Dancer) * as Stephen Athelstan * |
The Chinese Parrot (film)
''The Chinese Parrot'' (1927) is a silent film, the second in the Charlie Chan series. It was directed by Paul Leni and starred Japanese actor Sōjin Kamiyama as Chan. The film is an adaptation of the 1926 Earl Derr Biggers novel ''The Chinese Parrot''. It is considered a lost film. Another version of the story was filmed in 1934, entitled '' The Courage of Charlie Chan''. Cast *Marian Nixon as Sally Phillmore * Florence Turner as Mrs. Phillmore *Hobart Bosworth as P.J. Madden *Edmund Burns as Robert Eden *Albert Conti as Martin Thorne * Sōjin Kamiyama as Charlie Chan *Fred Esmelton as Alexander Eden *Edgar Kennedy as Maydorf *George Kuwa as Louis Wong *Slim Summerville as Prospector * Dan Mason as Prospector *Anna May Wong as Nautch Dancer *Etta Lee Etta Lee (September 12, 1906 – October 27, 1956) was an American silent film actress, known for supporting roles. Early life Lee was born on September 12, 1906, in Kauai, Hawaii. Her father was a Chinese medical doctor and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thirteenth Hour (1927 Film)
''The Thirteenth Hour'' (aka:The 13th Hour) is a 1927 American silent film mystery produced and distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer and directed by Chester Franklin. The film stars Lionel Barrymore in a role where, as noted criminologist Professor Leroy, he dons a weird series of disguises to hide a dark secret. This was the first film where Barrymore was cast opposite talented dogs, and the first where he was cast as a serial killer. A print of this film survives in 16mm. Plot Junior detective Gray (Charles Delaney) discovers that the eccentric criminologist Professor Leroy ( Lionel Barrymore) is both a crook and a murderer. A German Shepherd chases the elusive LeRoy throughout a large house filled with secret rooms. Cast * Lionel Barrymore as Professor Leroy * Jacqueline Gadsdon as Mary Lyle * Charles Delaney as Matt Gray * Fred Kelsey as Detective Shaw * Polly Moran Pauline Theresa Moran (June 28, 1883 – January 25, 1952) billed as Polly Moran, was an American ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Devils (1927 Film)
''Foreign Devils'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Tim McCoy and Claire Windsor, which was released by MGM on September 3, 1927. Plot Captain Robert Kelly (McCoy) while attached to the American Embassy in Peking at the time of the Boxer Rebellion befriends Lady Patricia Rutledge (Windsor) and rescues her from the priests of a Chinese temple that she has gone to visit. He then asks a friend to escort her to safety and battles the Chinese in order to give them time to escape. Eventually he brings news or the approach of the Eight-Nation Alliance to the barricade.''Motion Picture News'', April 28, 1928, p. 1348 Cast * Tim McCoy as Capt. Robert Kelly * Claire Windsor as Lady Patricia Rutledge * Cyril Chadwick as Lord Vivien Cholmondely * Frank Currier as U.S. Minister Conger * Emily Fitzroy as Mrs. Conger * Lawson Butt as Sir Claude * Sôjin as Lama priest (as Sojin) * Frank Chew as Prince Tuan Crew * Cedric Gibbons Austin Cedri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old San Francisco
''Old San Francisco'' is a 1927 American silent historical drama film starring Dolores Costello and featuring Warner Oland. The film, which was produced and distributed by Warner Bros., was directed by Alan Crosland. Plot Chris Buckwell, cruel and greedy czar of San Francisco's Tenderloin District, is heartless in his persecution of the Chinese, though he himself is secretly a half-caste, part Chinese and part European. Buckwell, eager to possess the land of Don Hernández Vásquez, sends Michael Brandon, an unscrupulous attorney, to make an offer. Brandon's nephew, Terrence, meets the grandee's beautiful daughter, Dolores, while Vásquez refuses the offer. Terry tries to save the Vásquez land grants, but when Chris causes the grandee's death, Dolores takes an oath to avenge her father. Learning that Chris is half Chinese, Dolores induces his feeble-minded dwarf brother to denounce him; he captures her and Terry, but they are saved from white slavery by the great earthquake o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Honorable Mr
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun '' thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Of Kings (1927 Film)
''The King of Kings'' is a 1927 American silent epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It depicts the last weeks of Jesus before his crucifixion and stars H. B. Warner in the lead role. Featuring the opening and resurrection scenes in two-color Technicolor, the film is the second in DeMille's Biblical trilogy, preceded by ''The Ten Commandments'' (1923) and followed by '' The Sign of the Cross'' (1932). Plot Mary Magdalene is portrayed as a wild courtesan, entertaining many men around her. Upon learning that Judas is with a carpenter she rides out on her chariot drawn by zebras to get him back. Peter is introduced as the Giant apostle, and we see the future gospel writer Mark as a child who is healed by Jesus. Mary, the mother of Jesus, is shown as a beautiful and saintly woman who is a mother to all her son's followers. The first sight of Jesus is through the eyesight of a little girl, whom he heals. He is surrounded by a halo. Mary Magdelene arrives afterwar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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