Kenji Oyama
Date of birth: 1904-02-08
Place of birth: Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Known for: Acting
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Biography
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.
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A Woman Crying in Spring
1933-04-01
Kenji and Chuko travel to Hokkaido as migrant workers and enlist as miners under the strict leadersh
Night Butterflies
1957-04-01
A traditional bar mistress in Kyoto clashes with her Tokyo rival.
Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda
1962-05-12
The salaryman is the object of admiration in the world. Because there is no more carefree job than t
Lips of Ruin
1963-11-30
Industrial espionage in the pharmaceutical industry. Also known in English as “Black Parking Lot”.
Red Love, Green Love
1962-06-17
Zoku aizen katsura
1939-05-05
1939 Japanese movie
Mother's Love Letter
1935-04-18
Domestic comedy involving a strong wife and a "henpecked" husband taking place in a family-run judo
Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
1932-12-01
No Blood Relation
1932-12-16
An actress returns to Tokyo after a successful stint in Hollywood to reclaim—with the help of her ga
Triangle Moods
1961-05-24
Ayako Wakao portrays a downtown rice ball shop girl whose heart is set on her business. Involved in
Sayon's Bell
1943-07-01
Based on the true story of a 17-year old Atayal girl called Sayun Hayun from Nan'oku village, Giran
The Forest of No Escape
1965-01-23
Adaptation of Seicho Matsumoto's novel of the same name.
Three O'clock in the Morning in a Big City
1958-01-22
To avenge the death of his brother, a student shooting champion infiltrates the criminal world. An
Forget Love for Now
1937-07-01
Yuki is a young, single mother supporting herself and her son, Haru, with a job as a bar hostess.
I Graduated, But...
1929-09-06
Tetsuo Nomoto, a young college graduate tries to find a decent job by himself. Later on, he will mar
The Precipice
1958-03-18
Kosaka drops to death while ice climbing with his friend Uozu to see the sunrise on the New Year’s D
Giants and Toys
1958-06-22
Nishi is an advertising executive for a caramel company that is planning to launch a new product, in
The Cast-Off
1959-05-13
The inventor of a ground-breaking glue, Sanada, becomes rich thanks to his discovery a high executiv
Introspection Tower
1941-01-30
A reformatory in the remote countryside houses 200 delinquents and problem children. The teachers an
Fūshinraishin
1962-12-01
1962 Japanese movie
Okoto and Sasuke
1935-06-15
A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devo
Chocolate Girl
1932-08-26
Directed by Mikio Naruse. It is presumed to be lost.
When the Cookie Crumbles
1967-06-09
Japanese film directed by Tadashi Imai.
Beauty the Enemy
1959-08-12
In a rural district of Tokyo, the owner of a farm is abandoned by his two daughters who are attracte
Lil's Return from Shanghai
1952-04-04
In pre-war Shanghai, a man falls in love with a mysterious woman, but she eventually disappears. Bac
The Time of Reckoning
1968-06-29
"The Time of Reckoning" transforms a screwball-comedy plot into a sober study of a successful busine
Iro no Michi Oshiemasu: Yume San'ya
1961-10-11
A unique story of a life of romance, divided into three episodes about the profound secrets of the p
Don't Tell Your Wife About It
1937-05-20
A Japanese screwball comedy about the battle between the sexes: two timid men, egged on by their wiv
Ninja in a Business Suit
1963-02-19
An industry research director, Isomura, is killed in a suspected hit-and-run, but his employee, Hinu
Couple on the Move
1928-09-28
When a woman unfairly suspects her husband of flirting with a shop assistant, she decides to flirt w
Two Enemy Women Gamblers
1969-02-08
Twelfth film in the long-running series Daiei Studio's Woman Gambler with Kyoko Enami starring where
The Pit of Death
1968-06-15
Kuramoto, who works for a large trading company, is a skilled employee who is well-liked by the comp
Superexpress
1964-10-31
A man operates a small real estate business near Osaka. A man from Tokyo asks for help in buying a l
Song of the Flower Basket
1937-01-14
Three men fall in love with the same young girl who works in a tonkatsu restaurant in the Shitamachi
The Spy Has Not Died Yet
1942-04-23
Lovers' Duet
1939-08-31
Melodrama about a talented singer who finally makes her debut
Sinking the Unsinkable
1944-03-23
Japanese Warmovie
Family Diary
1938-09-29
Two childhood friends go their own ways but meet again some years later after they have both married
The New Road: Akemi
1936-11-30
The eldest daughter of a noble family is in love with an aviator while being courted by a fellow ari
A Lustful Man
1961-03-21
Fascinated with women from an early age, Yonosuke had his first sexual encounter at the age of seven
Where Now Are the Dreams of Youth?
1932-10-13
When a young man inherits his father's lucrative business, he cheats the system to set up three of h
The Tree of Love
1938-09-15
A young doctor, Kozo Tsumura, falls for young nurse Katsue Takaishi. But she's got a secret: she's a
Advance Patrol
1957-12-28
In 1905, Japan was seriously threatened in the Russo-Japanese War. Japan determined a decisive attac
Lady Doctor Kinuyo
1937-04-29
Kinuyo is a daughter of doctor of Chinese medicine, and Yasuo is a son of surgeon. Their families al
Odd Obsession
1959-06-23
A middle-aged husband of a younger woman finds her youth intimidating to the point that he cannot be
The Neighbour's Wife and Mine
1931-08-01
A playwright moves to a rural neighborhood to avoid the distractions of the city, but he discovers t
Every-Night Dreams
1933-06-08
In Depression-era Tokyo, the life of a single mother and her young son are disrupted by the return o
The Boss's Son at College
1933-10-31
The story deals with Fuji, nicknamed Waka-danna (Young Master), the star athlete on his university's
Burden of Life
1935-12-10
A middle-aged father has just married off his third daughter, but still has his nine year old son to
People of Tokyo, Goodbye
1956-06-28
The Bride Talks in Her Sleep
1933-01-14
This pair of gentle yet witty and inventive comedies from the director of The Neighbour's Wife and M
There Was a Father
1942-04-01
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither
Warm Current
1957-12-01
The story revolves around a young man appointed to rescue a troubled hospital who must choose betwee
Black Test Car
1962-06-30
Two car manufacturers spy on each other to try to find out details and prices of a new sports car ea
My Elder Brother
1934-12-13
Jyuta, an honest owner of a taxi company, has a younger half-brother who is involved in the yakuza w
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932-12-01
This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura s
Dreams of Youth
1928-04-29
Lost silent film
Physical Beauty
1928-12-01
A hen-pecked man works as his artist wife's model and a house-husband. When her patron flirts with h
College Is a Nice Place
1936-03-19
In a Tokyo boarding house a group of students and recent graduates struggle to complete their studie
An Innocent Maid
1935-01-20
In a back alley of the Shitamachi district of Tokyo, Kihachi bears witness to a series of romantic c
Gamera, the Giant Monster
1965-11-27
A nuclear explosion in the far north unleashes Gamera, the legendary flying turtle, from his sleep u
Gamera vs. Gyaos
1967-03-15
Unusual volcanic activity in Japan awakens Gyaos, a bloodthirsty flying monster with the power to sl
Black Report
1963-01-13
After a businessman is murdered, an investigation identifies a suspect who is then put on trial for
On This Earth
1957-11-22
Ichiro’s family used to be a large landowner, but now he is living in poverty with his mother. His m
Modan kaidan: 100,000,000 yen
1929-07-19
A young couple flee their disapproving parents, get lost of Mt. Akagi and find a cache of gold prote
Donguri and Shinomi
1941-05-29
A city boy moves to the countryside and the kids there pick on him.
A Star Athlete
1937-05-01
During college military training exercises, the bond between two friends and athletic rivals is test
The Beloved Image
1960-10-08
A girl marries her elderly employer but in reality is in love with his son.
New Woman Question and Answer
1939-06-01
Jie attended a women's university with the financial support of her geisha sister Oha and became a l
Weeds with flowers
1939-06-15
Weed with Flowers
Love
1933-11-09
Heinosuke Gosho evokes in this film the family conflicts engendered by the eternal problem of a fath
Image of a Mother
1959-03-04
The young boy Michio struggles with the loss of his mother while his widowed father, Sadao remarries
The False Student
1960-10-08
A youth drama set in a Japanese university which is home to a group of active, leftist students.
Across the Darkness
1959-12-01
A journalist decides to do his own investigation after a series of strange murders are committed dur
That Night's Woman
1934-10-17
That Night's Woman
Renai muteki kantai
1937-01-21
A 1937 Japanese film.
The Lowest Man
1958-09-07
A young offender who is already guilty of many crimes is sentenced again for rape. Upon his release
The Burdened Sisters
1961-12-17
Obscure Masumura film shot in 1961.
Love and Life
1961-01-27
Contemporary musical drama film by Yasuzo Masumura.
Fools at Work
1964-01-19
A comedy directed by Yasuzo Masumura starring Yunosuke Ito.
Love River
1958-04-22
Ōkuma Shigenobu the great
1963-11-02
The biopic of Shigenobu Ōkuma, one of the main Japanese leaders at the turn of the 20th century, a s
The Snowy Heron
1958-11-29
The story follows Oshino, a geisha who is trying to start a new life with a lover who is a painter.
Kirai Kirai Kirai
1960-02-24
The Ginza Three Boys
1961-01-03
The story of three sportsman brothers living in the Ginza. One day, the three meet a raving beauty o
Bara to ryū
1961-02-01
1961 Japanese movie
Nocturne of a Woman
1961-01-14
A woman has to give up her dream of becoming an actress when her family goes into debt, but she catc
Cheerful Song
1929-08-01
Japanese silent film from 1929.
天龍下れば
1933-07-06
Youth, Why Do You Cry?
1930-11-15
A modern girl suddenly intrudes into a widower's family home.
Mother of the East
1934-02-01
Japanese drama from 1934. A major production of Shochiku Studio, directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.
Sentimental Mobsters
1963-07-27
A young man who followed his father's wishes and became a travel actor causes a big commotion with h
The Valley Between Love and Death
1954-09-21
A great ambition to portray with sharp satire and humor the course of modern anxiety and love that i