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Sôjin
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'' (1917, Serial) - Himself * '' The Thief of Bagdad'' (1924) - The Mongol Prince * ''Soft Shoes'' (1925) - Yet Tzu * ''East of Suez'' (1925) - Lee Tai * ''Proud Flesh'' (1925) - Wong * ''The White Desert'' (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'' (1926) - Le Sing * ''The Road to Mandalay'' (1926) - English Charlie Wing * ''Diplomacy'' (1926) - Chinese Diplomat * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something Always Happens (1928 Film)
''Something Always Happens'' is a 1928 American silent horror film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Esther Ralston. The plot was the work of director Frank Tuttle, from which the screenplay was written by Florence Ryerson and Raymond Cannon, and the subtitles were provided by Herman J. Mankiewicz. The supporting cast features Neil Hamilton, Sôjin Kamiyama, Charles Sellon, Roscoe Karns, Lawrence Grant, and Mischa Auer. The picture was released on March 24, 1928, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film survives, or who holds the rights. at silentera.com The Oriental character played by |
The Lady Of The Harem
''The Lady of the Harem'' is a 1926 American silent adventure film directed by Raoul Walsh and written by James Elroy Flecker and James T. O'Donohoe. The film stars Ernest Torrence, William Collier, Jr., Greta Nissen, Louise Fazenda, George Beranger, Sôjin Kamiyama, and Frank Leigh. The film was released on November 1, 1926, by Paramount Pictures. It also had the alternative title ''The Golden Voyage''. Plot As described in a film magazine review, the gold-greedy sultan in levying taxes seizes the daughter of one of his subjects in lieu of money and carries her to his harem. The youth she loves is captured while attempting her rescue, but a friend he has made in the royal city rescues him and the girl. In turn he is elevated to the ruling seat following the death of the tyrant. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''The Lady of the Harem'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature or short film that no longer exists in any studio archive ... [...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 Montagu Love (15 March 1877 – 17 May 1943) was an English screen, stage and vaudeville actor. Early years Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, Love was the son of Harry Love and Fanny Louisa Love, née Poad; his father was listed as accounta ... 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 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 ... [...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 Cedric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wanderer (1925 Film)
''The Wanderer'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Greta Nissen, Wallace Beery, and Tyrone Power, Sr. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes .... Plot As described in a film magazine reviews, the shepherd Jether longed for the city and, after getting his inheritance from his father, joined the caravan in which was the woman he loved, Tisha, priestess of the pagan goddess Ishtar. He wasted his wealth on fine clothes, jewels for Tisha, and gambling. Though warned of the destruction of the city that was imminent, he continued to live in riot. However, he would not deny God, and, when his money failed, Tisha threw him off. A great feast to Tisha was held in the city and, while it was in progr ... [...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] |
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 * Anna May Wong * Melbourne MacDowell * Margaret Seddon * Sheldon Lewis * Virginia Pearson * Eric Mayne Eric Mayne (April 28, 1865 – February 10, 1947) was an American actor. Mayne was born in Dublin and was a star on stage in London in the early 20th century, at the London Lyceum and at Drury Lane. He appeared in the films '' The New York Peac ... * Alfred Fisher 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. External links * 1927 films 1927 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by James Young American black-and-white fil ... [...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 is ab ... [...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 los ... [...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 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 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. ... 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
