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 ...
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Jinsei Gekijo: Zankyaku hen
The Homeland
As Wealthy farmer Tsuda Kinzo
Jihishincho
The 26 Martyrs of Japan
As Petrus Baptista Blásquez
Earth
As Ukichi
Mito Kōmon
Happy Daughter
As Shuzou Maeda
Foggy Harbour
As Old sailor Senkichi
Moken no himitsu
Aiyoku no nayami
Mistress of a Foreigner
As Harris
A Paper Doll's Whisper of Spring
Metropolitan Symphony
As Oike Den'emon
Skull Dance
As 瑞雲寺住職日高泰禅老師
Anguish of a Human Being
Jean Valjean: Part One
Jean Valjean: Part Two
Great Bodhisattva Pass 2
Zōho kaitei Chūshingura
As Kôzukenosuke Kira
Banquet Under the Midnight Sun
Akatsuki
The Naked Town
The Living Corpse
Zoku Mito Kōmon
As Mito Kōmon
The Day Love Came Back
Hatobue wo Fuku Onna
Sonno Joi
As Tokugawa Nariaki