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Sôjin 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. He was born in Miyagi, 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 Dip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakuya
is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,763 in 6028 households, and a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . The area is noted for its rice production. Geography Wakuya is in north-central Miyagi Prefecture in the flatlands of the Ōsaki Plains. Neighboring municipalities Miyagi Prefecture *Ishinomaki * Misato * Ōsaki * Tome Climate Wakuya has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') characterized by mild summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature in Wakuya is 11.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1224 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.7 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Wakuya has declined over the past 40 years. History The area of present-day Wakuya was part of ancient Mutsu Province, and ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bat (1926 Film)
''The Bat'' is a 1926 American silent comedy mystery film directed by Roland West and starring Jack Pickford and Louise Fazenda. The film is based on the 1920 Broadway hit play '' The Bat'' by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood. Plot Gideon Bell, owner of the Favre Emeralds, receives a letter stating that the emeralds will be stolen at midnight by "the Bat", and that police will not be able to stop the robbery. The Bat, a figure dressed as a bat, murders Gideon and steals the emeralds. The Bat leaves a bat-shaped note for the chief of police to inform him that he will be traveling to the country. The Bat travels by car to a mansion built by Courtleigh Fleming, the president of the Oakdale Bank, who has recently been found dead in Colorado. The mansion is being rented for the summer by writer Cornelia Van Gorder, whose maid, Lizzie Allen, sets up a bear trap to catch the Bat. Richard Fleming, Courtleigh's spendthrift nephew, wishes to lease the mansion, and plans with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thirteenth Hour (1927 Film)
''The Thirteenth Hour'' (aka:The 13th Hour) is a 1927 American silent mystery film 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. This was the first film where Barrymore was cast opposite talented dogs, and the first where he was cast as a serial killer. A print of this film survives in 16mm. Plot Junior detective Gray (Charles Delaney) discovers that the eccentric criminologist Professor Leroy (Lionel Barrymore) is both a crook and a murderer. A German Shepherd chases the elusive LeRoy throughout a large house filled with secret rooms. Cast * Lionel Barrymore as Professor Leroy * Jacqueline Gadsdon as Mary Lyle * Charles Delaney as Matt Gray * Fred Kelsey as Detective Shaw * Polly Moran as Polly * Napoleon the Dog as the dog "Flash" or "Rex" * Sojin (actor), Sojin See also *Lionel Barrymore fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Devils (1927 Film)
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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 using the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process. The film, which was produced and distributed by Warner Bros., was directed by Alan Crosland. Plot Chris Buckwell, cruel and greedy czar of San Francisco's Tenderloin District, is heartless in his persecution of the Chinese, though he himself is secretly a half-caste, part Chinese and part European. Buckwell, eager to possess the land of Don Hernandez Vasquez, sends Michael Brandon, an unscrupulous attorney, to make an offer. Brandon's nephew, Terrence, meets the grandee's beautiful daughter, Dolores, while Vasquez refuses the offer. Terry tries to save the Vasquez land grants, but when Chris causes the grandee's death, Dolores takes an oath to avenge her father. Learning that Chris is half Chine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Honorable Mr
''The'' is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the Most common words in English, most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Of Kings (1927 Film)
''The King of Kings'' is a 1927 American Silent film, silent epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Starring H. B. Warner in the lead role, it depicts events in the life of Jesus, from the exorcism of Mary Magdalene to the Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus, resurrection. The screenplay was written by Jeanie MacPherson and includes verses from the Gospels of Gospel of Matthew, Matthew, Gospel of Mark, Mark, Gospel of Luke, Luke, and Gospel of John, John. Filming took place in 1926 in Santa Catalina Island (California), Santa Catalina Island and the Culver Studios, DeMille Studios in Culver City, California. The opening and resurrection scenes were filmed in two-color Technicolor#Two-color Technicolor, Technicolor, other sequences were Film tinting, tinted sepia or yellow, and the torch flames in the blue-tinted scene of Arrest of Jesus, Jesus' arrest were hand colored. ''The King of Kings'' first premiered in New York City on April 19, 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Aboard (1927 Film)
''All Aboard'' is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Charles Hines and written by Matt Taylor. The film stars Johnny Hines, Edna Murphy, Dot Farley, Henry A. Barrows, Frank Hagney, and Babe London. The film was released on May 1, 1927, by First National Pictures. Cast *Johnny Hines as Johnny *Edna Murphy as May Brooks *Dot Farley as Aunt Patsy * Henry A. Barrows as Thomas Brooks *Frank Hagney as Ali Ben Ome *Babe London as Princess * Sojin as Prince *James Leonard as El Humid Preservation With no prints of ''All Aboard'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. .... References External links * 1927 films 1920s English-language films Silent American comedy films 1927 comedy films First National ... [...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 Irish born 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. In 1908 and 1910 he played Prince H ... * 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 fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 film, feature or short film in which the original n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Across The Pacific (1926 Film)
''Across the Pacific'' is a 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 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diplomacy (1926 Film)
''Diplomacy'' is a 1926 American silent mystery film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The movie is an update of the play ''Dora'' by Victorien Sardou. Marshall Neilan directs his then wife Blanche Sweet who stars. Cast *Blanche Sweet as Dora * Neil Hamilton as Julian Weymouth *Arlette Marchal as Countess Zicka * Matt Moore as Robert Lowry *Gustav von Seyffertitz as Baron Ballin *Earle Williams as Sir Henry Weymouth *Arthur Edmund Carewe as Count Orloff *Julia Swayne Gordon as Marquise de Zares *David Mir as Reggie Cowan *Charles "Buddy" Post as the baron's secretary *Mario Carillo as John Stramir * Sojin Kamiyama as Chinese diplomat *Edgar Norton as servant *Linda Landi as servant Preservation status A copy of the film is preserved at the Library of Congress. See also *Blanche Sweet filmography __NOTOC__ This is the filmography for Blanche Sweet. According to the Internet Movie Database, Sweet appeared in 161 films between 1909 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
