Sojin (actor)

Sōjin Kamiyama or just Sōjin (上山 草人; January 30, 1884 – July 28, 1954) was a Japanese film actor.[2] He appeared in over 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 Sendai, Japan and died in Tokyo, Japan. His wife was actress Uraji Yamakawa.

Sōjin Kamiyama
Born	Mita Tadashi[1] / 三田 貞 (1884-01-30)January 30, 1884 Sendai, Japan
Died	July 28, 1954(1954-07-28) (aged 70) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1917-1954

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 Diplomat
• Across the Pacific (1926)
• The Lady of the Harem (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 (1927) - Lu Fong (uncredited)
• Foreign Devils (1927) - Lama priest
• The Thirteenth Hour (1927) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• 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)
• Something Always Happens (1928) - Chang-Tzo
• The Crimson City (1928) - Sing Yoy
• Chinatown Charlie (1928) - The Mandarin
• The Hawk's Nest (1928) - Himself
• Out with the Tide (1928) - Chee Chee
• Telling the World (1928)
• Ships of the Night (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)
• Careers (1929) - Biwa Player
• Madame X (1929) - Oriental Doctor (uncredited)
• The Unholy Night (1929) - The Mystic
• Painted Faces (1929) - Cafe Owner (uncredited)
• The Show of Shows (1929) - Performer in '$20 Bet' Sketch
• Le spectre vert (1930)
• 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)

References

1. His surname is Mita.
2. Soister, John T. (28 June 2010). "Up from the Vault: Rare Thrillers of the 1920s and 1930s". McFarland. Retrieved 13 June 2019 – via Google Books.

External links

• Sôjin on IMDb
• Sojin at Aveleyman.com