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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 Miyagi Prefecture, Miyagi, 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 film), 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) - Secretary to Garletz * ''Eve's Leaves'' (1926) - Le Sing * ''The Road to Mandalay (1926 film), The Road to Mandalay'' (1926) - English Charlie Wing * ''Diplomacy (1926 film), Diplomacy'' (1926) - Chinese Diplomat * ''Across the Pacific (1926 film), Across the Pacific'' (1926) * ''The Lady of the Harem'' (1926) - Sultan * ''The Sky Pirate'' (1926) * ''Driven from Home'' (1927) * ''All Aboard (1927 film), All Aboard'' (1927) - Prince * ''The King of Kings (1927 film), 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 film), Foreign Devils'' (1927) - Lama priest * ''The Thirteenth Hour (1927 film), The Thirteenth Hour'' (1927) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''The Chinese Parrot (film), The Chinese Parrot'' (1927) - Charlie Chan * ''The Devil Dancer'' (1927) - Sadik Lama * ''The Haunted Ship'' (1927) - Bombay Charlie * ''Streets of Shanghai'' (1927) - Fong Kiang * ''The Man Without a Face (1928 serial), The Man Without a Face'' (1928, Serial) * ''Something Always Happens (1928 film), Something Always Happens'' (1928) - Chang-Tzo * ''The Crimson City'' (1928) - Sing Yoy * ''Chinatown Charlie'' (1928) - The Mandarin * ''The Hawk's Nest (film), The Hawk's Nest'' (1928) - Himself * ''Out with the Tide'' (1928) - Chee Chee * ''Telling the World (film), Telling the World'' (1928) * ''Ships of the Night'' (1928) - Yut Sen * ''Tropic Madness'' (1928) * ''Manchu Love'' (1929) * ''The Rescue (1929 film), The Rescue'' (1929) - Daman * ''China Slaver'' (1929) - Ming Foy / Wing Foy / The Cobra * ''Seven Footprints to Satan'' (1929) - Himself * ''Back from Shanghai'' (1929) * ''Careers (film), Careers'' (1929) - Biwa Player * ''Madame X (1929 film), Madame X'' (1929) - Oriental Doctor (uncredited) * ''The Unholy Night'' (1929) - The Mystic * ''Painted Faces (1929 film), Painted Faces'' (1929) - Cafe Owner (uncredited) * ''The Show of Shows (film), The Show of Shows'' (1929) - Performer in '$20 Bet' Sketch * ''Le spectre vert'' (1930) * ''Golden Dawn (film), Golden Dawn'' (1930) - Piper * ''The Dude Wrangler'' (1930) - Wong * ''Way for a Sailor'' (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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