Sojin
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Sōjin Kamiyama or just Sōjin (上山 草人; January 30, 1884 – July 28, 1954) was a Japanese
film actor. He appeared in over 70 films between 1917
and 1954
. He was the subject of a 1995 TV documentary by the Japanese film director Suwa Nobuhiro.
He was born in Sendai, Japan
and died in Tokyo
, Japan
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
film actor. He appeared in over 70 films between 1917
1917 in film
The year 1917 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Foundation of Universum Film AG , as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.*Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced...
and 1954
1954 in film
The year 1954 in film involved some significant events and memorable ones.-Events:*May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces wife Marion Benda...
. He was the subject of a 1995 TV documentary by the Japanese film director Suwa Nobuhiro.
He was born in Sendai, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and died in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
Selected filmography
- PatriaPatria (1917 film)Patria is a 1917 15-chapter serial film starring Irene Castle, Milton Sills, and Warner Oland based on the novel The Last of the Fighting Channings by Louis Joseph Vance. The film is notable for the first time that Wallace Beery portrays Pancho Villa, a role that he would repeat in Viva Villa! in...
(1917) - The Thief of BagdadThe Thief of Bagdad (1924 film)The Thief of Bagdad is a 1924 American swashbuckler film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Douglas Fairbanks. Freely adapted from One Thousand and One Nights, it tells the story of a thief who falls in love with the daughter of the Caliph of Bagdad...
(1924) - The White DesertThe White DesertThe White Desert is a 1925 drama film directed by Reginald Barker. The film stars Claire Windsor and Pat O'Malley, with Robert Frazer, Frank Currier and Sojin. It is written by Monte M. Katterjohn and Gordon Rigby...
(1925) - Soft ShoesSoft ShoesSoft Shoes is a 1925 drama film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Pat Halahan* Lillian Rich - Faith O'Day* Paul Weigel - Dummy O'Day* Francis Ford - Quig Mundy* Stanton Heck - Bradley* Harriet Hammond - Mrs. Bradley...
(1925) - Proud FleshProud Flesh (film)Proud Flesh is a 1925 silent comedy-drama film directed by King Vidor.-Plot:A San Francisco earthquake orphan is adopted by relatives in Spain and gets wooed by a Romeo there. She turns him down to return to a San Francisco plumber.-Cast:...
(1925) - The Sea BeastThe Sea BeastThe Sea Beast is a silent film adaptation of the novel Moby Dick by Herman Melville, a story about a monomaniacal hunt for a great white whale...
(1926) (silent adaptation of Moby Dick) - The Lucky LadyThe Lucky LadyThe Lucky Lady is a silent film romance produced by Famous Players-Lasky, distributed by Paramount Pictures, directed by Raoul Walsh, and starring Greta Nissen, Lionel Barrymore, William Collier, and Marc McDermott....
(1926) - The Road to MandalayThe Road to Mandalay (film)The Road to Mandalay is a 1926 silent drama film directed by Tod Browning.-Cast:* Lon Chaney - Singapore Joe* Lois Moran - Joe's Daughter* Owen Moore - The Admiral* Henry B. Walthall - Father James* Sojin - English Charlie Wing...
(1926) - The Honorable Mr. BuggsThe Honorable Mr. BuggsThe Honorable Mr. Buggs is a 1927 silent comedy film featuring Anna May Wong and Oliver Hardy.-Cast:* Matt Moore - Mr. Buggs* Anna May Wong - Baroness Stoloff* Sojin - A crook* Oliver Hardy - Butler* Martha Sleeper - The fiancée* Laura La Varnie...
(1927) - The Thirteenth HourThe Thirteenth HourThe Thirteenth Hour is a 1927 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...
(1927) - The Chinese ParrotThe Chinese Parrot (film)The Chinese Parrot is a silent film, the second in the Charlie Chan series and was directed by Paul Leni. The film is an adaptation of the 1926 Earl Derr Biggers novel of the same name. It is a lost film....
(1927) - The Crimson CityThe Crimson CityThe Crimson City is an American silent film produced by Warner Brothers written by Anthony Coldeway and directed by Archie Mayo. Actors include Myrna Loy, Anna May Wong, Sojin, John Miljan, Leila Hyams and Richard Tucker.-Synopsis:...
(1928) - The Man Without a FaceThe Man Without a Face (1928 serial)The Man Without a Face is a 1928 adventure film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet. The film is now considered to be lost.-Cast:* Allene Ray* Walter Miller* E. H. Calvert* Sojin* Gladden James* Richard Neill...
(1928) - The RescueThe Rescue (1929 film)The Rescue is a 1929 romantic adventure film directed by Herbert Brenon, and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. The screenplay was written by Elizabeth Meehan, based on novel by Joseph Conrad. The music score is by Hugo Riesenfeld. The film stars Ronald Colman and Lili Damita.-Cast:*Ronald Colman as Tom...
(1929) - Madame XMadame X (1929 film)Madame X is a 1929 drama film directed by Lionel Barrymore, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. Ruth Chatterton was nominated for Best Actress for her performance as a fallen woman.-Plot:...
(1929) - The Unholy NightThe Unholy NightThe Unholy Night is a 1929 mystery film directed by Lionel Barrymore, starring Ernest Torrence and featuring Boris Karloff.-Cast:* Ernest Torrence - Dr...
(1929) - The Show of ShowsThe Show of Shows (film)The Show of Shows is a lavish all talking Vitaphone musical revue film which cost $850,000 to make. The Show of Shows was Warner Bros. fifth color movie, the first four were The Desert Song , On With the Show , Gold Diggers of Broadway and Paris . This movie featured most of the contemporary...
(1929) - Seven Samurai (1954) (as the blind musician)