Kanji Ishii
Acting
Known For

Silent Japanese film.
Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-ippen

Silent Japanese film.
Shinpan Ôoka seidan; Daisanpen: Kaikatsuhen

In medieval Japan, a brutal and corrupt magistrate is planning to kill the child who is about to become the heir to the estate and position of the local lord and substitute his own "heir", an orphan, in order to get control of the late lord's estate and rule as the impostor's "regent". However, a mysterious stranger appears and sets out to thwart the magistrate's plans and free the people from his oppressive rule.
Man-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword

Silent Japanese film.
Shinpan Ôoka seidan: Dai-nihen

A once-dead man is resurrected by a mysterious old man's spiritual magic to take revenge on those who killed him. An unusual and bizarre historical drama with a vaguely Western atmosphere. Starring the sword-fighting star Kozaburo Ramon, directed by Kenji Shimomura.