43 results found for: Mibu Gishiden: Shinsengumi de Ichiban Tsuyokatta Otoko
Mimura Shintaro
Mimura Shintaro was a Japanese screenwriter born in Okayama, Japan. He moved to Tokyo and entered Meiji University but dropped out. His real name Iwai Shintaro (岩井伸太郎). He joined the screenplay collective "Narutakigumi" in Kyoto during the early days of the talkie era. In 1926, he joined the…
Sakamoto Sumiko
Sakamoto Sumiko was a Japanese singer and award-winning actress, born in Osaka, whose heartfelt performances made her a favorite of the late film director Imamura Shohei. Imamura cast her in three of his films: The Pornographers (1966), Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001), and the Ballad of Narayama,…
Ohkochi Denjiro
Ohkochi entered Shinkokugeki, training under Sawada Shojiro. Shinkokugeki was known for jidaigeki, the period drama genre, particularly for its realistic sword fights (tate) or swordplay (kengeki). With this background, Ohkochi entered the Nikkatsu studio in 1925 and soon came to fame in chanbara (sword-fighting)…
Yokoyama Unpei
Yokoyama Unpei was a Japanese actor from Hikone Town, Inukami District, Shiga Prefecture. He became the first Japanese film actor to appear in Japan's first feature film. His real name is Yokoyama Yasushi. In 1893, he joined the troupe of Sudo Sadanori, a pioneer of the Shinpa drama, and debuted on…
Inagaki Hiroshi
A skilled and versatile filmmaker best known for his jidai-geki, Inagaki worked as an actor before directing. In the silent era, he narrated traditional stories with visual flair and melodramatic intensity: his extant second film, Vagabond Gambler (Hōrō zanmai, 1928), reveals his instinctive talent…
Mitamura Kunihiko
Mitamura Kunihiko is a Japanese talent, singer, and actor. Two of his children, Mitamura Jun and Nakayama Masei, are also actors.
