Kenichi Miyajima

Acting

Kenichi Miyajima

Born 1895-07-05 · Tokyo, Japan

Acting credits

Nocturne of a Woman poster
7.0

A woman has to give up her dream of becoming an actress when her family goes into debt, but she catches the eye of a businessman while working at a nightclub. He sets her up with her own nightclub, but with expectations attached.

Nocturne of a Woman

1961

Floating Weeds poster
7.5

A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.

Floating Weeds

1959

The 36 Passengers poster
NR

A suspense drama about a thief who sneaks onto a late-night ski bus heading from Tokyo to Joshinetsu and the detective who rides with him to arrest him. Each of the passengers acts independently, and the incident takes an unexpected turn that goes beyond the detective's intentions.

The 36 Passengers

1957

To the Ends of the Earth poster
NR

In this downbeat, emotionally gripping drama, a lone guardian of some small huts on one of the northernmost, small islands off Japan remembers his once happier past and the events that destroyed everyone he held dear.

To the Ends of the Earth

1953

The Quiet Duel poster
7.3

A young army surgeon, Kyoji Fujisaki, accidentally contracts syphilis during a WWII field operation. Back at his father’s clinic, he treats himself in secret and breaks off his engagement rather than risk his fiancée’s future, even as he confronts the irresponsible patient who infected him—testing his ethics, pride, and capacity for sacrifice.

The Quiet Duel

1949

Haha no mizūmi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Haha no mizūmi

1953

Street of Shame poster
7.7

Follows five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law.

Street of Shame

1956

Okore Sanpei poster
NR

Sanpei, an innocent sailor with incredible strength, arrives in the big city teeming with social ills carrying a mysterious bag.

Okore Sanpei

1953

Outlaw poster
NR

A young engineer and a pure-hearted mountain girl take on the challenges of the Akan primeval forest, where lawlessness and violence run rampant.

Outlaw

1953

Shinkon noroke bushi poster
NR

A comedy about newlyweds.

Shinkon noroke bushi

1953

Yobiko hoshi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Yobiko hoshi

1952

There Was a Father poster
7.0

Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.

There Was a Father

1942

No artwork available
NR

A pure love story between a former member of the imperial family who has been demoted to commoner status and a young girl.

First Love Story

1947

Who Will Judge Me? poster
8.0

Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi

Who Will Judge Me?

1951

Hida no ko tengu poster
NR

A passionate young man who lives for judo, the innocent girl he adores, and a challenge to the judo boss… A major match where love and life are on the line.

Hida no ko tengu

1951

Kenji to onnakanshu poster
NR

Deep down, a dark shadow always lingered in the heart of Ushio, a young prosecutor who had made a name for himself by cracking down on organized crime. In the bribery case involving his old college friend Ayao, he had sought a two-year prison sentence in accordance with the law. Ayao took his own life, and his family was torn apart by the world’s persecution.

Kenji to onnakanshu

1949

The Ataka Family poster
5.5

Soichi Ataka is the eldest son of Ataka family. Although mentally challenged, he's a person with a gentle heart. Soichi's wife, Kuniko is devoted to her husband and together the couple runs the family farm. Their happy family life comes to an abrupt halt when Soichi's half-brother, Joji returns with his wife Masako after failing in a business.

The Ataka Family

1952

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love poster
10.0

A Girl isn't Allowed to Love is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa.

A Girl Isn't Allowed to Love

1955

Muchana Yakko poster
NR

A comedy directed by Koji Shima about a men's game. Reckless and exciting, definitely worth watching! Miyoshi Oki was born in Hokkaido and grew up in a dirty carriage that his father owned. His dream was to have a horse with a good coat that costs 10 million yen and he set a goal for it. At the invitation of Otaki-gumi executive Iwasa, he joined Otaki-gumi while the leader Sozaburo was sick. Miyoshi's method is not to deal with the yakuza's morale and slashing, but to handle things mentally....

Muchana Yakko

1964

No artwork available
NR

Twenty years after the father’s death and the mother and child’s separation, when they are reunited, a pistol aimed at the mother glints coldly in the child’s hand.

Kenjū no mae ni tatsu haha

1950

Enoshima Elegy poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Enoshima Elegy

1951

Dokuja-tō kidan: Joōbachi poster
NR

A mystery story set on a haunted island: a student is murdered, followed by the suicide of his lover.

Dokuja-tō kidan: Joōbachi

1952

Haha nami poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Haha nami

1953

Mother and Child poster
NR

The movie follows a young woman (Kinuyo Tanaka), a daughter of a high-ranking businessman and his neglected mistress, as she struggles to ease her mother's loneliness, while also having an affair with her father's subordinate.

Mother and Child

1938