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{{Nihongo|'''Togo Yamamoto'''|山本冬郷|Yamamoto Tōgō|4 November 1886 – ?}} was a pioneering actor who appeared on stage and film in the United States and Japan.
{{Nihongo|'''Togo Yamamoto'''|山本冬郷|Yamamoto Tōgō|November 4, 1886 – March 24, 1952}} was a pioneering [[actor]] who appeared on stage and film in the [[United States]] and [[Japan]].


==Biography==
Born in [[Yokohama]], Japan on 4 November 1886, Togo emigrated to the United States and began an acting career in the early years of the twentieth century.
Born in [[Yokohama]], Japan, on 4 November 1886, Togo emigrated to the United States and began an acting career in the early years of the 20th century.


Yamamoto told [[Blanche Partington]] in a 1906 interview that he had been "in the dramatic business" in Japan, playing "tragedy, comedy, both" before coming to the United States. His first appearance on the American stage was in ''The White Tigress of Japan'' (1904), a play about the [[Russo-Japanese War]]. "I was Japanese spy--I killed half a dozen Russians every night!" he told Partington. Theatrical manager [[Kirke La Shelle]] spotted him in the production and hired him to play the part of a Japanese servant in ''The Heir to the Hoorah'' (1905).<ref>[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1906-04-01/ed-1/seq-23 Blanche Partington, "With the Players and the Music Folk," ''San Francisco Call'', 1 April 1906, 23]</ref>
Yamamoto told [[Blanche Partington]] in a 1906 interview that he had been "in the dramatic business" in Japan, playing "tragedy, comedy, both" before coming to the United States. His first appearance on the American stage was in ''The White Tigress of Japan'' (1904), a play about the [[Russo-Japanese War]]. "I was Japanese spy—I killed half a dozen Russians every night!" he told Partington. Theatrical manager [[Kirke La Shelle]] spotted him in the production and hired him to play the part of a Japanese servant in ''The Heir to the Hoorah'' (1905).<ref>[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1906-04-01/ed-1/seq-23 Blanche Partington, "With the Players and the Music Folk," ''San Francisco Call'', 1 April 1906, 23]</ref>


Yamamoto subsequently appeared in a number of stage plays, including ''The Offenders'' (1908), ''An American Widow'' (1909), ''The Inferior Sex'' (1910), ''The Muezzin'' (1910), ''[[Kismet (play)|Kismet]]'' (1911), ''Miss Phoenix'' (1913), and others.<ref>[http://broadwayworld.com/people/?personid=131974 List of T. Yamamoto's Broadway appearances]</ref>
Yamamoto subsequently appeared in a number of stage plays, including ''The Offenders'' (1908), ''An American Widow'' (1909), ''The Inferior Sex'' (1910), ''The Muezzin'' (1910), ''[[Kismet (play)|Kismet]]'' (1911), ''Miss Phoenix'' (1913), and others.<ref>[http://broadwayworld.com/people/?personid=131974 List of T. Yamamoto's Broadway appearances]</ref>


In 1918, Yamamoto made his first appearances on the silver screen in ''The Midnight Patrol'' (1918) and ''The City of Dim Faces'' (1918).<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945501/filmoyear</ref> In both films he played Chinese characters, as he did in many of his later American films. He appeared in more than a dozen American films, most notably [[Cecil B. DeMille]]'s ''[[Something to Think About]]'', in which he played a Japanese servant, and ''[[Flesh and Blood (1922 film)|Flesh and Blood]]'', a 1922 film starring [[Lon Chaney, Sr.|Lon Chaney]], in which he played a Chinese character, The Prince.
In 1918, Yamamoto made his first appearances on the silver screen in ''The Midnight Patrol'' (1918) and ''[[The City of Dim Faces]]'' (1918).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945501/filmoyear|title=Sort by Year - Latest Movies and TV Shows with Tôgô Yamamoto|website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> In both films he played Chinese characters, as he did in many of his later American films. He appeared in more than a dozen American films, most notably [[Cecil B. DeMille]]'s ''[[Something to Think About]]'' (1920), in which he played a Japanese servant, and ''[[Flesh and Blood (1922 film)|Flesh and Blood]]'', a 1922 film starring [[Lon Chaney, Sr.|Lon Chaney]], in which he played a Chinese character, The Prince.


[[File:Tōgō_Yamamoto_Sono_yo_no_tsuma_(1930).jpg|thumb|Tōgō Yamamoto in ''[[That Night's Wife|Sono yo no tsuma]]'' (1930)]]
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In 1925, Yamamoto returned to his native Japan and appeared with [[Tokihiko Okada]] in a film entitled ''Maboroshi no hansen''. After a four-year hiatus, he returned to the Japanese screen in two 1929 films and no fewer than eleven 1930 films, including ''Sono yo no tsuma'' and ''Ojosan'', both directed by [[Yasujirō Ozu]]. He worked steadily through the 1930s, appearing in more than forty films, working with directors like Ozu and [[Hiroshi Shimizu (director)|Hiroshi Shimizu]], usually in supporting roles. In the 1940s, however, he appeared in only a handful of films. Among his last were ''Nishi manrui'' (Two outs, bases loaded, 1946) and ''Yottsu no koi no monogatari'' (Four tales of passion, 1947).<ref>[http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0150870.htm List of film appearances (in Japanese)]</ref>
In 1925, Yamamoto returned to his native Japan and appeared with [[Tokihiko Okada]] in a film entitled ''Maboroshi no hansen''. After a four-year hiatus, he returned to the Japanese screen in two 1929 films and no fewer than eleven 1930 films, including ''[[That Night's Wife|Sono yo no tsuma]]'' and ''Ojosan'', both directed by [[Yasujirō Ozu]].

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He worked steadily through the 1930s, appearing in more than 40 films, working with directors like Ozu and [[Hiroshi Shimizu (director)|Hiroshi Shimizu]], usually in supporting roles. In the 1940s, however, he appeared in only a handful of films. Among his last were ''Nishi manrui'' (''Two outs, Bases Loaded'', 1946) and ''Yottsu no koi no monogatari'' (''Four Tales of Passion'', 1947).<ref>[http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0150870.htm List of film appearances (in Japanese)]</ref>

==Partial filmography==
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* ''[[The City of Dim Faces]]'' (1918)
* ''[[The Willow Tree (1920 film)|The Willow Tree]]'' (1920)
* ''[[The River's End (film)|The River's End]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Pagan Love]]'' (1920)
* ''[[Something to Think About]]'' (1920)
* ''[[A Tale of Two Worlds]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Where Lights Are Low]]'' (1921)
* ''[[The Lure of Jade]]'' (1921)
* ''[[Reported Missing (1922 film)|Reported Missing]]'' (1922)
* ''[[Flesh and Blood (1922 film)|Flesh and Blood]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Shock (film)|The Shock]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Head Winds]]'' (1925)
* ''[[That Night's Wife]]'' (その夜の妻 Sono Yo no Tsuma, 1930)
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:36, 21 August 2024

Yamamoto Tōgō
San Francisco newspaper, 1906
Born(1886-11-04)4 November 1886
Yokohama, Japan
DiedMarch 24, 1952 (aged 65)
OccupationActor
Years active1904–1947

Togo Yamamoto (山本冬郷, Yamamoto Tōgō, November 4, 1886 – March 24, 1952) was a pioneering actor who appeared on stage and film in the United States and Japan.

Biography

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Born in Yokohama, Japan, on 4 November 1886, Togo emigrated to the United States and began an acting career in the early years of the 20th century.

Yamamoto told Blanche Partington in a 1906 interview that he had been "in the dramatic business" in Japan, playing "tragedy, comedy, both" before coming to the United States. His first appearance on the American stage was in The White Tigress of Japan (1904), a play about the Russo-Japanese War. "I was Japanese spy—I killed half a dozen Russians every night!" he told Partington. Theatrical manager Kirke La Shelle spotted him in the production and hired him to play the part of a Japanese servant in The Heir to the Hoorah (1905).[1]

Yamamoto subsequently appeared in a number of stage plays, including The Offenders (1908), An American Widow (1909), The Inferior Sex (1910), The Muezzin (1910), Kismet (1911), Miss Phoenix (1913), and others.[2]

In 1918, Yamamoto made his first appearances on the silver screen in The Midnight Patrol (1918) and The City of Dim Faces (1918).[3] In both films he played Chinese characters, as he did in many of his later American films. He appeared in more than a dozen American films, most notably Cecil B. DeMille's Something to Think About (1920), in which he played a Japanese servant, and Flesh and Blood, a 1922 film starring Lon Chaney, in which he played a Chinese character, The Prince.

Tōgō Yamamoto in Sono yo no tsuma (1930)

In 1925, Yamamoto returned to his native Japan and appeared with Tokihiko Okada in a film entitled Maboroshi no hansen. After a four-year hiatus, he returned to the Japanese screen in two 1929 films and no fewer than eleven 1930 films, including Sono yo no tsuma and Ojosan, both directed by Yasujirō Ozu.

He worked steadily through the 1930s, appearing in more than 40 films, working with directors like Ozu and Hiroshi Shimizu, usually in supporting roles. In the 1940s, however, he appeared in only a handful of films. Among his last were Nishi manrui (Two outs, Bases Loaded, 1946) and Yottsu no koi no monogatari (Four Tales of Passion, 1947).[4]

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Blanche Partington, "With the Players and the Music Folk," San Francisco Call, 1 April 1906, 23
  2. ^ List of T. Yamamoto's Broadway appearances
  3. ^ "Sort by Year - Latest Movies and TV Shows with Tôgô Yamamoto". IMDb.
  4. ^ List of film appearances (in Japanese)
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