Acting
Ryūji Ishiyama
Born 1893-09-02
Acting credits
6.0Jyuta, 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
7.1In Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the mountainous Izu to Tokyo.
Mr. Thank You
1936
NRAfter defeat in the Battle of Skigahara, Yukimura Sanada and his Ten Braves scatter across the country to spy in order to be prepared for the final battle at Osaka Castle, trying to bring an end to the fighting by revealing the secret will of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, if they can get their hands on it!
Storming Osaka Castle: The Sanada Ten Braves
1957
6.6In Depression-era Tokyo, a struggling middle-aged single father with a young son comes across a homeless young lady and convinces a bar owner to take her in.
Passing Fancy
1933
6.8A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Based on a novella by Tanizaki Junichiro.
Okoto and Sasuke
1935
7.4On vacation's eve, a boy is sent to the countryside to live with his uncle after his father is imprisoned and accused of embezzlement.
Children in the Wind
1937
NRJapanese silent film from 1926. (Obo-chan meaning "Young Master.") Written by Ayame Mizushima, the first female screenwriter in Japan.
Young Master
1926
Japanese silent film from 1926.
Buried Youth
1926
6.0A penniless orphan loses the woman he loves, when her family arranges a marriage to a wealthy playboy. He believes she was blinded by greed, and becomes a miser.
The Golden Demon
1937
NRA modern girl suddenly intrudes into a widower's family home.
Youth, Why Do You Cry?
1930
Japanese silent film from 1928. Kinema Junpo ranked it among the ten best Japanese movies of the year.
The Village Bride
1928
6.8Kenji and Chuko travel to Hokkaido as migrant workers and enlist as miners under the strict leadership of Guzuyasu. On the boat journey to Hokkaido, Kenji attracts Ohama, who is travelling to Hokkaido to open a bar. When Kenji visits the bar, he chases away a sailor who was hassling a shy girl, Ofuji, which makes Ohama jealous.
A Woman Crying in Spring
1933
A 1937 Japanese film.
Renai muteki kantai
1937
NRA period drama about samurai who survived a loss in battle. An early jidaegeki by Hiroshi Shimizu.
Fallen Samurai
1925
Early silent film from Hiroshi Shimizu.
Love's Snare
1925
No synopsis available yet.
The Woman and the Pirate
1923
NRJapanese propaganda film about the Normanton Incident.
Dancing with a Mask
1943
1926 jidaigeki (period drama) directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.
The Betrayed
1926
If you throw this child away
If You Throw This Child Away
1935