Sôjin Kamiyama

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)

Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior. ...

Seven Samurai (1954)

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with ...

Love's Zephir Along the Tokaido (1952)

A movie directed by Nobuo Nakagawa ...

Foghorn (1952)

A Japanese woman, the mistress of an American, falls in love with her servant. ...

The Devil of Edo (1947)

Jidai-geki by Ryo Hagiwara ...

Kokusai Mitsuyudan (1944)

Directed by Daisuke Ito. ...

Air Raid of the Enemy Plane (1943)

Japanese war movie. ...

Kurama Tengu (1942)

Directed by Daisuke Itô. ...

Five Siblings (1939)

A businessman runs afoul of the law and commits suicide, leaving behind a wife and five children. ...

Kokumin no chikai (1938)

This film was mainly shot in the Japanese skiing resort Hokkaido in 1937-38 and was intended to create support for the coming winter olympics of 1940 in Japan which however were cancelled because of the Japanese-Chinese war. A Japanese production, it was n ...

The Golden Demon (1937)

A penniless orphan loses the woman he loves, when her family arranges a marriage to a wealthy playboy. He believes she was blinded by greed, and becomes a miser. ...

The Siege of Osaka (1937)

The Siege of Osaka ...

Housewife Camellia (1936)

The narrative is about a woman who faces hard times, when her husband is arrested for a crime committed by his boss. The woman also has a child to look after, and they end up meeting several colorful personalities. ...

Men vs. Women (1936)

A musical film made for the inauguration of Shochiku's Ofuna Studio, with an all-star cast of the era. ...

The Letter (1936)

A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him. ...

Okoto and Sasuke (1935)

A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Based on a novella by Tanizaki Junichiro. ...

Lumberjack and Lady (1935)

A Japanese comedy from the end of the silent era (it has music) from a popular series. A feud, a practical joke and romance are the set up for some great comedy and drama from a team of distinctive appearance who are exploiting their silent cinema styles t ...

The Loyal 47 Ronin (1932)

This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their feudal lord after he was obliged to commit hara-kiri due to the machinations of a villainous courtier. As t ...

Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki (1932)

Around the World in 80 Minutes with Douglas Fairbanks (1931)

With the advent of sound, the world's leading screen idol, Douglas Fairbanks, experienced a downturn in his fortunes. His thin, reedy voice was not suited to the talkies, his marriage to Mary Pickford was on the outs, and his son, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., h ...

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 1 (1931)

The three-hour Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are / Love, Be with Humanity (1931) starts as a satire of alienation in the world of money, develops into a lumberland epic with a forest fire on Sakhalin Island, turns into a tragedy of King Lear dimensions, and mana ...

Love, Be with Humanity: Part 2 (1931)

The three-hour Ai yo jinrui to tomo ni are / Love, Be with Humanity (1931) starts as a satire of alienation in the world of money, develops into a lumberland epic with a forest fire on Sakhalin Island, turns into a tragedy of King Lear dimensions, and mana ...