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 Miyagi, Japan and died in

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, 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 * ''

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'' (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 ''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'' (1926) * ''

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, Geo ...

'' (1926) - Sultan * ''The Sky Pirate'' (1926) * '' Driven from Home'' (1927) * '' All Aboard'' (1927) - Prince * '' The King of Kings'' (1927) - Prince Of Persia * '' The Honorable Mr. Buggs'' (1927, Short) - The Crook * ''

Old San Francisco ''Old San Francisco'' is a 1927 American synchronized sound historical drama film starring Dolores Costello and featuring Warner Oland. While the film has no audible dialog, it was released with a synchronized musical score with sound effects ...

'' (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 and is the first in which Chan travels from Hawaii to mainland California. The story concerns a valuable string of pearls whic ...

'' (1927) -

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* ''

The Devil Dancer ''The Devil Dancer'' is a 1927 American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred Niblo and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. The film stars Gilda Gray. For his work on this film, '' The Magic Flame'' and '' Sadie Thompson'', cinematographer Geor ...

'' (1927) - Sadik Lama * '' The Haunted Ship'' (1927) - Bombay Charlie * '' Streets of Shanghai'' (1927) - Fong Kiang * ''

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'' (1928, Serial) * ''

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'' (1928) - Chang-Tzo * '' The Crimson City'' (1928) - Sing Yoy * '' Chinatown Charlie'' (1928) - The Mandarin * ''

The Hawk's Nest ''The Hawk's Nest'' is a 1928 American film directed by Benjamin Christensen. It is believed to be lost. It was released by First National Pictures and stars husband and wife Milton Sills and Doris Kenyon. Plot The title of ''The Hawk's Nest ...

'' (1928) - Himself * '' Out with the Tide'' (1928) - Chee Chee * ''

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'' (1928) * ''

Ships of the Night ''Ships of the Night'' is a 1928 American silent adventure film directed by Duke Worne and starring Jacqueline Logan, Sôjin Kamiyama and Jack Mower.Palmer p.137 Cast * Jacqueline Logan as Johanna Hearne * Sôjin Kamiyama as Yut Sen * Jack ...

'' (1928) - Yut Sen * '' Tropic Madness'' (1928) * '' Manchu Love'' (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 * ''

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'' (1929) - Oriental Doctor (uncredited) * '' The Unholy Night'' (1929) - The Mystic * ''

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

The Show of Shows ''The Show of Shows'' (the title shown as ''Show of Shows'' in the actual film and in the advertising) is a 1929 American sound ( All-Talking) pre-Code musical revue film directed by John G. Adolfi and distributed by Warner Bros. The all-t ...

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

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'' (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 is a 1954 Japanese epic samurai action film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay co-written with Shinobu Hashimoto and Hideo Oguni. Taking place in 1586 in the Sengoku period of Japanese history, it follows the story of a villag ...

'' (1954) - the blind musician * '' Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto'' (1954)

References

External links

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