Kaichi Yamamoto
Birthday
1877/09/06
Day of death
1939/12/17 (62 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Tokyo, Japan
Also know as
Каити Ямамото
Biography
Kaichi Yamamoto, also known as Yamakichi, was a distinguished Japanese actor renowned for his performances in both contemporary and period films. He was a prominent figure at Nikkatsu studios following the era of Onoe Matsunosuke. At the age of 18 in 1895, he joined the "Kawakami Onjuro Troupe," a prominent New School (Shinpa) theater group led by Onjuro Kawakami. Four years later, at the age of 22, Yamamoto participated in the troupe's overseas performances, including those in the United States...Read more
Acting
(1938) Jinsei Gekijo: Zankyaku hen
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(1923) The Homeland
as Wealthy farmer Tsuda Kinzo
(1927) Jihishincho
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(1931) The 26 Martyrs of Japan
as Petrus Baptista Blásquez
(1939) Earth
as Ukichi
(1926) Mito Kōmon
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(1934) Happy Daughter
as Shuzou Maeda
(1923) Foggy Harbour
as Old sailor Senkichi
(1924) Moken no himitsu
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(1923) Aiyoku no nayami
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(1930) Mistress of a Foreigner
as Harris
(1926) A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring
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(1929) Metropolitan Symphony
as Oike Den'emon
(1923) Skull Dance
as 瑞雲寺住職日高泰禅老師
(1923) Anguish of a Human Being
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(1931) Jean Valjean: Part One
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(1931) Jean Valjean: Part Two
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(1936) Great Bodhisattva Pass 2
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(1927) Zōho kaitei Chūshingura
as Kôzukenosuke Kira
(1932) Banquet Under the Midnight Sun
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(1918) Akatsuki
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(1937) The Naked Town
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(1918) The Living Corpse
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(1928) Zoku Mito Kōmon
as Mito Kōmon
(1923) The Day Love Came Back
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(1932) Hatobue wo Fuku Onna
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(1927) Sonno Joi
as Tokugawa Nariaki