Kaichi Yamamoto

Acting

28 Movies

Born

September 6, 1877

Died

December 17, 1939

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

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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 2…