Kimie Kawakami
Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 30, 1907
Deathday: N/A
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Dochu hiki
1927-06-17
Dochu hiki
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1927-06-17
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Samurai Town Story Part II
1929-01-15
Samurai Town Story Part II
Overview: A representative film directed by Masahiro Makino, son of Shozo Makino ("the father of Japanese film"). This film lent status to ensemble casts that did not rely on famous stars. The unique setting of the samurai town, exquisite camera work and fast-paced sword fighting scenes all have an original appeal that audiences can related to even today.
Genres: Action History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1929-01-15
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Keai-dori
1928-06-14
Keai-dori
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1928-06-14
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Two Lanterns
1933-07-13
Two Lanterns
Overview: A mournful masterpiece by Kinugasa Teinosuke
Genres: History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1933-07-13
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Samurai Town Story Part II
1929-01-15
Samurai Town Story Part II
Overview: A representative film directed by Masahiro Makino, son of Shozo Makino ("the father of Japanese film"). This film lent status to ensemble casts that did not rely on famous stars. The unique setting of the samurai town, exquisite camera work and fast-paced sword fighting scenes all have an original appeal that audiences can related to even today.
Genres: Action History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1929-01-15
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Muriyari sanzengoku
1929-07-20
Muriyari sanzengoku
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1929-07-20
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The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932-03-01
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Overview: This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their feudal lord after he was obliged to commit hara-kiri due to the machinations of a villainous courtier. As the first sound version of the classic narrative, the film was something of an event, and employed a stellar cast, who give a roster of memorable performances. Director Teinosuke Kinugasa was primarily a specialist in jidai-geki (period films), such as the internationally celebrated Gate of Hell (Jigokumon, 1953), and although he is now most famous as the maker of the avant-garde silent films A Page of Madness (Kurutta ichipeji, 1926) and Crossroads (Jujiro, 1928), Chushingura is in fact more typical of his output than those experimental works. The film ranked third in that year’s Kinema Junpo critics’ poll, and Joseph Anderson and Donald Richie noted that 'not only the sound but the quick cutting was admired by many critics.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1932-03-01
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