Shoichi Kofujita
Acting
Biography
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Born: December 2, 1916
Place of Birth: Tokyo, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Known For
I Was Born, But...
Two young brothers become the leaders of a gang of kids in their neighborhood.
The Thick-Walled Room
A group of rank-and-file Japanese soldiers are jailed for crimes against humanity, themselves victims of a nation refusing to bear its burdens as a whole.
The Idiot
A gentle, war-shattered ex-soldier, Kinji Kameda, arrives in wintry Hokkaidō and is pulled into a volatile tangle of love and pity between the disgraced Taeko Nasu, the proud Ayako, and his possessive friend Akama. Kameda’s saintly compassion exposes everyone’s wounds, steering the quartet toward jealousy, violence, and inexorable tragedy. Adapted from Dostoevsky’s novel.
Apart from You
An aging geisha, whose angry teenage son is ashamed of her profession, works alongside a young geisha, resentful of her family for forcing her into a life of ignominy.
There Was a Father
Shuhei Horikawa, a poor schoolteacher, struggles to raise his son Ryohei by himself, despite neither money nor prospects.
Okoto and Sasuke
A period piece about the love of a wealthy blind woman, a teacher of koto and shamisen, and her devoted manservant. Based on a novella by Tanizaki Junichiro.
Carmen Comes Home
A rural village elder plans an event on the return of a farmer's daughter from the city, unaware that she has become a Westernized burlesque artist.
Seven Seas: Chastity Chapter
Part two of Shimizu's major silent Seven Seas, a family drama of the intertwining fates of the rich, decadent Yagibashis and the far less prosperous Sone family.
Eternal Heart
Toshie, a young, conservative secretary-typist has fallen in love with Shozo Narita, a young man she has met through her work.
The Dawning Sky
A melodrama about an orphan and her mother who are separated and lose contact, but are later reunited.
Filmography
as Akasuke
as Yamadori - sailor (uncredited)
as Tohoku Industrial Student
as Student
as Brother
as Delivery Boy
as Supplier
as Village Boy
as Keiji
as First son
as Koichiro, Katayama's son
as Jinichi Kanda (orderly's son, first chapter)