Acting

Ichijirō Oya

Born 1894-02-11 · Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Acting credits

An Heir's Place poster
10.0

This film stars Tanaka Kinuyo as the mother of the heir to the Hosho name, a famous lineage of Noh actors. The heir, Hosho Yagoro, is played by Hasegawa Kuzuo who went on to become familiar among Ichikawa Kon fans as Yukinojo in An Actor's Revenge, which was also co-written by Ito, adding to the relatedness of An Heir's Place.

An Heir's Place

1953

Taira Clan Saga poster
6.8

Japan, 1137. The Taira family, a samurai clan, becomes involved in the disputes between Emperor Toba and the monks of Mount Hiei.

Taira Clan Saga

1955

Midori no hate ni te o furu tenshi poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Midori no hate ni te o furu tenshi

1951

The Temptress and the Monk poster
8.0

A Buddhist monk becomes ensnared by a seductive woman who, according to legend, transforms her lovers into beasts.

The Temptress and the Monk

1957

The Famous Sword Bijomaru poster
6.1

In 19th-century Japan, a young swordsmith is determined to make the best sword possible after an inferior one he made indirectly led to the death of his guardian.

The Famous Sword Bijomaru

1945

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Seki no yatappe

1953

Tomorrow's Happiness poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tomorrow's Happiness

1955

The Song Lantern poster
7.3

A self-absorbed young actor humiliates an elderly Noh performer, who then commits suicide. His act of cruelty compels his father to disown him, leading the once promising actor to a life on the streets. But his desire to win back the respect of his father and the affection of the dead actor's daughter pushes him toward a more noble existence. Naruse employed a delicately structured mise-en-scene in this family melodrama, which evokes the work of Josef von Sternberg.

The Song Lantern

1943

夫婦太鼓 poster
NR

A lost film directed by Mori Kazuo.

夫婦太鼓

1941

晴小袖 poster
NR

A lost film directed by Ushihara Kiyohiko based on a story published in the Mainichi Sunday Newspaper entitled '恋女扇.' It stars a wild man who falls passionately in love with a woman.

晴小袖

1940

Swift Current poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Swift Current

1967

Goju no to poster
10.0

Based on Kōda Rohan's novella The Five-Storied Pagoda.

Goju no to

1944

Tengu of Kiso poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Tengu of Kiso

1948