
Acting
Kenichi Miyajima
Born
1895-07-05 (131)
Place of birth
Tokyo, Japan
Known for
Acting
Credits
60 titles
Known for
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Women's Classroom
1959
NRA pair of gangsters break into a lead factory, steal gold bars, and terrorize the factory owner’s family for three terrifying hours.
Hakuchū no shinnyūsha
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7.7Follows five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
Street of Shame
1956
7.0Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
There Was a Father
1942
NRA coming-of-age film.
My Son's Revolt
1958
7.5A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.
Floating Weeds
1959
Film credits
1960s · 3 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Onsen Geisha
1963
7.0A fishing village is terrorized by a giant whale, and the fishermen are determined to kill it.
The Whale God
1962
NRA 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
1950s · 43 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Women's Classroom
1959
7.7Follows five sex workers employed at a Japanese brothel while the nation debates the passage of an anti-prostitution law.
Street of Shame
1956
NRA coming-of-age film.
My Son's Revolt
1958
7.5A theater troupe master's visit with his old flame unintentionally sets off a chain of unexpected events with devastating consequences.
Floating Weeds
1959
NRA woman saves a man from throwing himself into a mountain lake after being cornered by his yakuza friends.
Aishū ressha
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Moon Over the Ruined Castle
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Hanayome no tameiki
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Woman of Fire
1954
NRAn innocent bus girl who gave up on getting into a women’s college and is now filled with new hope and the cheerful, slightly flirtatious young man who loves her, inside the car on a stormy night...
Dawn Chorus
1955
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Where Might is Right
1955
NRIn 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kanojo no tokudane
1952
NRA heartbroken beauty has slipped into the ranks of the "Golden Horse" circus troupe. The circus's two star performers, vying for her affection, face off on a perilous trapeze, staking their love and friendship on the outcome.
Spark
1956
NRA lighthearted comedy featuring city dwellers flocking to a remote mountain hot spring inn, all entangled in the mystery of hidden gold bars.
The Buried Treasure
1956
NRA heartwarming story about Kenta, an unfortunate boy searching for his father, and Sensei, the town’s hero and black belt.
Kenta to kurotai sensei
1957
NRA rakugo storyteller who makes people laugh falls in love with his master’s daughter.
Naki warai jigoku gokuraku
1955
NRYosuke Machida of the Daito Shinpo hears from a boy named Toshi-bo, whom he found on the street, that Toshi-bo’s older sister, Toyo, was deceived by a man named Taichi Tachikawa and sold into prostitution in a red-light district. He then set foot in this district for the first time and met Michiko Kawabe, a female reporter known by the nickname “Yoshie.” After hearing various details about the situation from her, he learned that Toyo was at “Kotogawa.”
Dorei no machi
1951
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Yobiko hoshi
1952
NRA 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Horeruna Yanpachi
1956
NRA series of kidnappings is occurring right under the authorities’ noses as they desperately pursue the culprits. Could the typewritten ransom note reveal the culprit?
Kidnapper
1955
NRA romantic story about a young medical student and a Japanese dancer who meet while watching a university ice hockey league game, and how they overcome various difficulties to be together.
I Love You
1956
6.3Based on the novel by Junichiro Tanizaki. Story of the beautiful blind daughter of a wealthy businessman who falls in love with a servant.
The Story of Shunkin
1954
NRTaki dedicated her life to her daughter Miyoko, but they were separated by Taki's parents-in-law. Many years later, they reunite in a party, but Taki falls gravely ill with a long disease. During those years, Miyoki studies Medicine and will be finally able to help her mother.
Hahabue kobue
1955
NRKenta, an orphan, heads to Tokyo to find his father.
Ganbare! Kenta
1957
A desperate detective on the trail of criminals who are holding a baby hostage and demanding one million yen
San akunin to akanbō
1950
NRA mystery story set on a haunted island: a student is murdered, followed by the suicide of his lover.
Dokuja-tō kidan: Joōbachi
1952
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Mashiroki Fuji no mine
1954
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Haha no mizūmi
1953
NRAn ominous skull at a wedding venue; a series of chilling, mysterious incidents befalling a wealthy man whose heads of the family have gone missing on their wedding nights; and a mysterious white-haired demon driven mad by revenge!
Ma no hanayome ishō
1956
Seventeen years have passed since that ill-fated mother and daughter parted with tears in their eyes. The mother, unable to reveal her name, peered through the window at her daughter in her wedding gown, her eyes filled with tears.
Haha zukiyo
1951
NRSanpei, an innocent sailor with incredible strength, arrives in the big city teeming with social ills carrying a mysterious bag.
Okore Sanpei
1953
NRA 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Haha nami
1953
So the million-yen lottery ticket I finally won turned out to be invalid, but what about the Boston bag full of a million yen that I found in the trash? The bizarre adventures of a cheerful office worker couple.
Genkin no negoto
1956
6.3The eldest daughter of a rural family Mon returns home from Tokyo pregnant after an affair with a college student Kobata, which causes a scandal that will threaten the marriage prospects of the younger sister San, in her cash-strapped family. The ill-tempered eldest brother Inokichi decides to take on the role of disciplinarian, with harrowing results.
Brother and Sister
1953
NRA comedy about newlyweds.
Shinkon noroke bushi
1953
8.0Hayase, a schoolteacher, assists Sakai in editing a German-Japanese dictionary. Hayase owes much to Sakai, as Sakai raised him for 13 years after Hayase lost his parents in a war. Hayase has been secretly married to Otsuta, a former geisha, and has been unable to tell Sakai of the marriage, aware as he is that Sakai wants him to marry his daughter, Taeko. Otsuta wants Hayase to tell Sakai about her, but understands the difficulty of his position. At a festival, Otsuta is mistaken for a pickpocket and taken to the police. Because of her background as a geisha, newspaper reporters eagerly delve into her past and report that she has been married to Hayase. Unaware of what has been printed in the papers, Hayase decides to tell Sakai about his marriage. Sakai shows the newspaper to him and orders Hayase to part with Otsuta. Given no chance to explain, Hayase accepts Sakai's order.
The Romance of Yushima
1955
NRKamezo, a manzai comedian, had been taking a break from performing while his partner Tsuruko was giving birth, but Tsuruko announced that she was retiring from the stage. That child was, in fact, the son of Takashi Yashiro, a politician with a promising future. Believing that a relationship between a politician and a female manzai comedian would bring unhappiness to Yashiro and his wife, Tsuruko changed her address and was even preparing to leave the stage. Tsuruko’s alcoholic father, having caught wind of this, snatched the child, Yoko, and squandered the small sum of money he had received from Yashiro on drinking.
Haha tsubaki
1950
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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Enoshima Elegy
1951
NRA yakuza man who dreads being released from prison, yet the day of his release arrives. Awaiting him are a woman’s burning gaze and the muzzle of a gangster’s gun…
Escape Between Midnight and Dawn
1950
7.3The story of Kiyoko, a young woman who has successfully managed to make a break with her dysfunctional family who have been trying to arrange a marriage for her with a disagreeable man whom she has rejected.
Lightning
1952
1940s · 11 titles
7.0Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
There Was a Father
1942
7.3A 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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Chōchō shissō jiken
1947
NRA judo movie.
Omokage Sanshiro
1949
NRKen Uehara plays the role of a prominent figure in the red-light district and portrays his violent personality.
Bibō no kaoyaku
1949
No synopsis available yet.
Mother
1948
NRRomantic thriller film.
Sanmenkyō no kyōfu
1948
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
NRThe sincere, selfless love of a foolish mother for her daughter set against the backdrop of the circus.
Haha kōbai
1949
NRDeep 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
A film depicting the duties of a detective and the anguish of human compassion.
Female Prisoner #36
1947
1930s · 2 titles
7.3An actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim—with the help of her gangster brother—the daughter she abandoned years before.
No Blood Relation
1932
6.8During the Depression, a young man struggles to provide for his family after he is sacked for defending an older colleague.
Tokyo Chorus
1931
