Date of birth: 1884-02-23
Place of birth: Japan
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Zensaku Watanabe , Дзэнсаку Ватанабэ, Мисао Сэки


1920-07-25
While attending college in Washington, D.C., Yuki Onda, the daughter of a Japanese samurai, meets an

1926-09-24
A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.

1932-12-01
1928-12-26
The doomed love story between a young courtesan and a samurai, in Kyoto.
1928-01-04
First film adaptation of the kabuki play Benten Kozo, about a thief who steals from the rich and giv

1925-11-20
This is the story of a samurai who falls on hard times due to misunderstandings and follows the plot
1936-01-16

1933-07-13
A mournful masterpiece by Kinugasa Teinosuke

1918-09-08
Yano is a small delivery boy for his uncle, who keeps a curio shop in Chinatown. His loves are Tama,

1943-12-08
Japanese war film.
1930-01-05
A 1930 silent film from director Eichi Koishi, following the adventures of Edo firefighter Sanji.
1929-01-01
Japanese horror movie from 1929.

1921-02-08
The Outside Woman is a lost 1921 American comedy film directed by Sam Wood and written by Douglas Br
1935-01-07
Bored Hatamoto film #6
1935-02-08
Bored Hatamoto film #7

1928-05-11
After falling in love with a courtesan, Rikiya is blinded by ash during a fight in a brothel. Believ

1929-09-20
In medieval Japan, a brutal and corrupt magistrate is planning to kill the child who is about to bec

1936-06-18
A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebell

1921-09-04
The Chinese prince T'Su Wong Shih loves Quan Yin, the daughter of a gardener, but his uncle wants hi
1924-08-15

1935-06-27
An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as

1932-12-01
This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura s
1925-01-04
This is a classic Japanese Ghost Story.
1923-08-31

1922-03-19
The Vermilion Pencil is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Norman Dawn, and produced and

1942-11-12
A nurse's tale of self-sacrifice during wartime. The title is borrowed from a patriotic song made po
1934-07-14
Period film from 1934.
1928-03-16
A young vassal is betrayed by his corrupt lord.

1928-01-15
Japanese silent film from 1928, co-starring Chojiro Hayashi and up-and-coming actress Kinuyo Tanaka.

1922-01-08
Tai Leung, a young man who dreams of love and carves ivory images, falls in love with the pretty Kao
1930-08-01
A film by Eiichi Koichi depicting peasant uprisings.

1918-01-27
The son of a wealthy imported goods dealer, Herbert Franklyn refuses to curb his appetite for gaiety