Hisao Yoshitani
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Hisao Yoshitani.
Born: October 30, 1903
Place of Birth: Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Known For
The Neighbour's Wife and Mine
A playwright moves to a rural neighborhood to avoid the distractions of the city, but he discovers there are plenty of ways to get sidetracked in his new home, too.
Walk Cheerfully
Kenji is a small-time thief who likes drinking and fighting. When he falls in love with sweet and simple Yazue, and she finds out what kind of guy he really is, she leaves him "until he becomes an honest person." Kenji soon finds it's not easy to get rid of one's past.
Fighting Friends
Two friends accidentally run into a young, homeless woman, so they take her in.
King of the Land
Japanese silent film from 1928, ranked as Kinema Junpo's second-best Japanese movie of the year.
Tipsy Life
In 1930s Japan, a beer seller and a struggling music student fall in love while chasing their dreams.
Dreams of Youth
Lost silent film
Passionate Poet Ishikawa Takuboku - Hometown
Film about poet Ishikawa Takuboku
The Blacksmith of the Forest
A blacksmith is chased out of the village by the sinister village chief and forced to move to the forest with his wife and two sons. The blacksmith's younger son is disabled, and the other children in the village tease him. The older son aspires to become a doctor in order to fix his brother's leg. The film depicts the bond between a father and his sons. Only 18 minutes survive.
Marching On
A farmer’s boy, obsessed with his balsa-and-paper flying models and with dreams of real aircraft, develops a friendship with the daughter of the local squire, who introduces the lad to her pilot brother and his flying officer friends; through hard work, and despite the handicap of a lowly class status, he eventually succeeds in qualifying as a pilot and joining the air force.
Filmography
as Postman
as Senko
as Yoshizo
as Gosaku, the Villager
as Yazaki Mankichi
as Heiichi Katô