Acting

Yōyō Kojima

Born December 16, 1891 · Tokyo, Japan (age 134)

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Known For

IkiruIkiru · 1952
Ikiru
★ 8.31952
MovieDrama
Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.
The Tragic General: Yamashita TomoyukiThe Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki · 1953
The Tragic General: Yamashita Tomoyuki
1953
MovieDramaWar
When Japan entered into the great tragedy that was unforgettable, the general general of the history of the Ming Dynasty, hokudai Yamashita, left the Malay front and occupied Singapore at once, and was praised as a "Malay tiger." However, the situation in Japan changed steadily by the failure of Sai pan from the GA Talca translation.
Karayuki-sanKarayuki-san · 1937
Karayuki-san
1937
Movie
"Karayuki-san offers a no-holds-barred depiction of the discrimination faced by a former prostitute who returns to Japan from Singapore with her mixed-race son." - Alexander Jacoby (Oxford Brookes University)
The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of FlowersThe Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers · 1935
The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers
★ 4.01935
MovieDrama
Mitsuo the Counselor's son marries writer Miyoko, however a tender romance blossoms between Miyoko and Mitsuo's sister Kaoru. When the family falls to bankruptcy, heartache ensues; Miyoko's illness worsens and she is sent to a sanatorium, separating the lovers. Based on a story from Tales of Flowers by Nobuko Yoshiya
The Eleventh HourThe Eleventh Hour · 1957
The Eleventh Hour
★ 7.41957
MovieActionDrama
Based on a 1956 television feature on Japan’s national network, NHK, this is one of Uchida’s rarest films. A socially conscious drama with a contemporary backdrop, Dotanba focuses on the attempts to rescue a group of trapped miners. The title is a figure of speech — (essentially “last minute” or “eleventh hour”) — that refers to a situation of peril. The film boasts a script co-written by Uchida and Akira Kurosawa’s frequent screenwriter, Shinobu Hashimoto, and stars Kurosawa’s frequent star Takashi Shimura.
あゝ洞爺丸 あゝ洞爺丸  · 1954
あゝ洞爺丸 
1954
Movie
Conduct Report on Professor IshinakaConduct Report on Professor Ishinaka · 1950
Conduct Report on Professor Ishinaka
★ 6.91950
MovieComedyRomance
Three humorous love stories set in rural Japan.
The Man of Seven FacesThe Man of Seven Faces · 1960
The Man of Seven Faces
★ 6.31960
MovieMystery
Detective Tarao investigates the deaths of police officers who were involved in solving a kidnapping case.

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