Kenji Oyama

Acting

Kenji Oyama

Born 1904-02-08 · Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Kenji Ōyama ( February 8 , 1904 – 1970 ) was a Japanese actor. he played the role of a large, good-natured student in the films made at Shochiku Kamata and Ōfuna studios in the 1920s and 1930s and his appearance was described as "a pleasing addition to Shochiku's youth entertainment films. " Description above from the Wikipedia article 大山健二, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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

My Elder Brother poster
6.0

Jyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the yakuza world and doesn’t get along well with his mother. Jyuta tries to correct him…

My Elder Brother

1934

Gamera, the Giant Monster poster
5.9

A nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his sleep under the ice. In his search for energy, Gamera wreaks havoc over the entire world, and it's up to the scientists, assisted by a young boy with a strange sympathic link to the monster, to put a stop to Gamera's rampage.

Gamera, the Giant Monster

1965

Gamera vs. Gyaos poster
6.1

Unusual volcanic activity in Japan awakens Gyaos, a bloodthirsty flying monster with the power to slice things in half with an ultrasonic ray. While scientists and the military scramble to devise a way to stop this new threat, a young boy forms an alliance with Gamera; a monster no one else seems to trust.

Gamera vs. Gyaos

1967

The Lowest Man poster
9.0

A young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his release from prison, a year later, the victim waits to kill him.

The Lowest Man

1958

The Tree of Love poster
7.0

A young doctor, Kozo Tsumura, falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi. But she's got a secret: she's a widow with a son. Kozo and Katsue decide to run away to Kyoto, but her child suddenly became sick and she just missed the train and Kozo. She makes it to Kyoto finally, but is unable to meet him. Plus she isn't accepted into Kyoto society. She goes back to her hometown and tries to forget him. She quits the hospital to concentrate on her singing. She makes her professional debut with the hit "Aizen Katsura". Kozo is in the audience.

The Tree of Love

1938

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

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth? poster
6.5

When a young man inherits his father's lucrative business, he cheats the system to set up three of his college friends with jobs.

Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?

1932

Dreams of Youth poster
10.0

Lost silent film

Dreams of Youth

1928

Odd Obsession poster
6.3

A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot become aroused. His solution involves the introduction of his daughter's lover to his wife.

Odd Obsession

1959

A Lustful Man poster
5.6

Fascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of seven. From that day on, he recklessly and forwardly pursues women, feeding his fascination and experience. As Yonosuke's salacious behavior brings much cause for shame to the family, his father eventually breaks relations with him. Expelled from the family, 19-year-old Yonosuke embarks on a pilgrimage of lust, traveling far and wide to acquaint himself with women of all walks.

A Lustful Man

1961

Forget Love for Now poster
7.0

Yuki is a young, single mother supporting herself and her son, Haru, with a job as a bar hostess.

Forget Love for Now

1937

Mother's Love Letter poster
NR

Domestic comedy involving a strong wife and a "henpecked" husband taking place in a family-run judo school.

Mother's Love Letter

1935

Giants and Toys poster
7.1

Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in fierce competition with two other companies.

Giants and Toys

1958

No artwork available
9.0

When a woman unfairly suspects her husband of flirting with a shop assistant, she decides to flirt with their landlord to get revenge. Considered to be a lost film.

Couple on the Move

1928

The Aristocrat's Stairs poster
NR

A romantic tale depicting the beautiful and tragic love between a young man and woman from aristocratic families who are caught in the crossfire of the February 26 Incident.

The Aristocrat's Stairs

1959

Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki

1932

The Band in Paradise: Acharaka's Big Hit poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Band in Paradise: Acharaka's Big Hit

1956

Song of the Flower Basket poster
8.0

Three men fall in love with the same young girl who works in a tonkatsu restaurant in the Shitamachi district of Tokyo.

Song of the Flower Basket

1937

The Telephone Rings in the Evening poster
NR

In a peaceful town near the Seto Inland Sea, a threatening letter arrives along with the ringing of a telephone... A thriller-comedy that sets this stagnant town ablaze.

The Telephone Rings in the Evening

1959

Acorns & Chestnuts poster
NR

A city boy moves to the countryside and the kids there pick on him.

Acorns & Chestnuts

1941

Sentimental Mobsters poster
7.0

A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with his fellow members of the Gurentai group during their travel destination! Innocent to cute girls and reckless to bad guys! Exciting entertainment!

Sentimental Mobsters

1963

The Valley Between Love and Death poster
8.0

A great ambition to portray with sharp satire and humor the course of modern anxiety and love that is about to be driven to despair.

The Valley Between Love and Death

1954

On This Earth poster
7.0

Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His mother works hard to get her son through school. Under such circumstances, Ichiro meets Wakako, the daughter of a wealthy man, and they fall in love with each other, but they are opposed by those around them because of their different social status.

On This Earth

1957