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

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. He was born in Sendai, Japan and died in

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, Japan. His wife was actress

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Selected filmography

* '' Patria'' (1917, Serial) - Himself * '' The Thief of Bagdad'' (1924) - The Mongol Prince * ''

Soft Shoes ''Soft Shoes'' is a 1925 American drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and featuring Harry Carey. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Pat Halahan, Sheriff of Boulder, goes to San Francisco to see the sights. He meets Faith O’Day, i ...

'' (1925) - Yet Tzu * ''

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'' (1925) - Lee Tai * '' Proud Flesh'' (1925) - Wong * ''

The White Desert ''The White Desert'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker. The film stars Claire Windsor and Pat O'Malley, with Robert Frazer, Frank Currier, and Sōjin Kamiyama. It is written by Monte M. Katterjohn and Gordon R ...

'' (1925) - Chinese Cook * '' The Wanderer'' (1925) - Sadyk the Jeweler (uncredited) * ''My Lady's Lips'' (1925) * '' The Sea Beast'' (1926, silent adaptation of ''Moby Dick'') - Fedallah * '' The Bat'' (1926) - Billy - the Butler * '' The Lucky Lady'' (1926) - Secretary to Garletz * ''

Eve's Leaves ''Eve's Leaves'' is a 1926 American silent romantic comedy film starring Leatrice Joy and William Boyd. The film was produced and distributed by Cecil B. DeMille and directed by Paul Sloane

'' (1926) - Le Sing * '' The Road to Mandalay'' (1926) - English Charlie Wing * ''

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'' (1926) - Chinese Diplomat * ''

Across the Pacific ''Across the Pacific'' is a 1942 American spy film set on the eve of the entry of the United States into World War II. It was directed first by John Huston, then by Vincent Sherman after Huston joined the United States Army Signal Corps. It sta ...

'' (1926) * '' The Lady of the Harem'' (1926) - Sultan * ''The Sky Pirate'' (1926) * ''

Driven from Home ''Driven from Home'' is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by James Young and starring Ray Hallor, Virginia Lee Corbin and Pauline Garon.Munden p.203 Cast * Ray Hallor * Virginia Lee Corbin * Pauline Garon * Sôjin Kamiyama * Ann ...

'' (1927) * '' All Aboard'' (1927) - Prince * '' The King of Kings'' (1927) - Prince Of Persia * '' The Honorable Mr. Buggs'' (1927, Short) - The Crook * '' Old San Francisco'' (1927) - Lu Fong (uncredited) * '' Foreign Devils'' (1927) - Lama priest * '' The Thirteenth Hour'' (1927) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''

The Chinese Parrot ''The Chinese Parrot'' (1926) is the second novel in the Charlie Chan series of mystery novels by Earl Derr Biggers. It is the first in which Chan travels from Hawaii to mainland California, and involves a crime whose exposure is hastened by t ...

'' (1927) - Charlie Chan * '' The Devil Dancer'' (1927) - Sadik Lama * '' The Haunted Ship'' (1927) - Bombay Charlie * ''

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 Produ ...

'' (1927) - Fong Kiang * ''

The Man Without a Face ''The Man Without a Face'' is a 1993 American Drama (film and television), drama film starring and directed by Mel Gibson, in his directorial debut. The film is based on Isabelle Holland's 1972 novel of the same name. Gibson's direction received ...

'' (1928, Serial) * '' Something Always Happens'' (1928) - Chang-Tzo * '' The Crimson City'' (1928) - Sing Yoy * '' Chinatown Charlie'' (1928) - The Mandarin * '' The Hawk's Nest'' (1928) - Himself * '' Out with the Tide'' (1928) - Chee Chee * '' Telling the World'' (1928) * '' Ships of the Night'' (1928) - Yut Sen * ''

Tropic Madness ''Tropic Madness'' is a 1928 American drama film directed by Robert G. Vignola Robert G. Vignola (born Rocco Giuseppe Vignola, August 7, 1882 – October 25, 1953) was an Italian- American actor, screenwriter, and film director. A former stag ...

'' (1928) * ''

Manchu Love ''Manchu Love'' is a 1929 American pre-code Hollywood Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short silent historical fiction film short in two-color Technicolor. The film features a cast entirely of people of Asian descent and stars Sojin as Su Shun and Etta Le ...

'' (1929) * '' The Rescue'' (1929) - Daman * '' China Slaver'' (1929) - Ming Foy / Wing Foy / The Cobra * '' Seven Footprints to Satan'' (1929) - Himself * ''Back from Shanghai'' (1929) * ''

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'' (1929) - Biwa Player * '' Madame X'' (1929) - Oriental Doctor (uncredited) * '' The Unholy Night'' (1929) - The Mystic * ''

Painted Faces ''Painted Faces'' (Chinese: 七小福) is a 1988 Hong Kong biographical drama film co-written and directed by Alex Law and starring Sammo Hung as his mentor, Master Yu Jim-yuen of the China Drama Academy. For his portrayal as Master Yu, Hung ...

'' (1929) - Cafe Owner (uncredited) * ''

The Show of Shows ''The Show of Shows'' is a 1929 American pre-Code musical revue film directed by John G. Adolfi and distributed by Warner Bros. The all-talking Vitaphone production cost $850,000 and was shot almost entirely in Technicolor. ''The Show o ...

'' (1929) - Performer in '$20 Bet' Sketch * ''Le spectre vert'' (1930) * '' Golden Dawn'' (1930) - Piper * ''

The Dude Wrangler ''The Dude Wrangler'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy Western film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Lina Basquette, Tom Keene and Clyde Cook.Pitts p.343 Cast * Lina Basquette as Helen Dane * Tom Keene as Wally McCann (credited as ...

'' (1930) - Wong * ''

Way for a Sailor ''Way for a Sailor'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code film starring John Gilbert.''Harrison's Reports'' film review; November 15, 1930, page 182. The supporting cast includes Wallace Beery, Jim Tully, Leila Hyams, and Polly Moran. The film was dire ...

'' (1930) - Singapore Brothel Proprietor (uncredited) * ''Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are - Zenpen: Nihon hen'' (1931) - Kôkichi Yamaguchi * ''Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are - Kohen: Beikoku hen'' (1931) * ''Tôjin Okichi'' (1931) * ''Satsueijo romansu, renai annai'' (1932) * ''Riku no wakôdo'' (1932) * ''Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki'' (1932) * ''Chûshingura - Kôhen: Edo no maki'' (1932) - Kônosuke Kira * ''Chûshingura'' (1932) - Kozukenosuke Kira * ''Kanraku no yo wa fukete'' (1934) * ''Yotamono to komachimusume'' (1935) - Kaheiji * ''Maihime no koyomi'' (1935) * ''Dansei tai josei'' (1936) - Hikoma Okakura * ''Hitozuma tsubaki'' (1936) * ''Akanishi Kakita'' (1936) - Aki * ''Hanayome karuta'' (1937) - Fortuneteller * ''Konjiki yasha'' (1937) - Naoyuki Wanibuchi * ''Hitozuma shinju'' (1938) - Kenzô * ''Kokumin no chikai'' (1938) * ''Gonin no kyodai'' (1939) - Kiyooka * ''Utau noriai basha'' (1939) - Matsuzô * ''Mazushiki mono no kofuku'' (1939) - Sakuzo Nakata * ''Musume tazunete sanzen-ri'' (1940) - Popeye no Genzô * ''Kurama Tengu'' (1942) - Jacob * ''Kaizokuki futtobu'' (1943) * ''Kokusai mitsuyu-dan'' (1944) * ''Ôedo no oni'' (1947) * ''Ryûgantô no himitsu'' (1950) * ''Muteki'' (1952) * '' Seven Samurai'' (1954) - the blind musician * '' Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto'' (1954)

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