Monya Onoe
Also Known As: 尾上紋弥
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: Not available
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Gender: Other
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Umon's First Exploit
Overview: The movie begins with a mysterious murder and Umon Kondo, a Doshin, so called drag-ass Umon, who dallies away lying sprawled all day long, launches an investigation.
Genres: Action Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1929-11-11
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Iso-no-genta's Sword
Overview: Iso no Genta accidentally kills a magistrate and becomes a yakuza. Considered a lost film.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1932-02-04
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Detective Umon's Diary, Story No. 6
Overview: An important silent film survives, Kumahiko Nishina's Umon torimonocho rokuban tegara jinenji kidan (The Samurai Detective, aka The Detective Records of Umon, aka Detective Umon Diary: Exploit Number Six, 1930). Umon on his shining white horse stops a conspiracy against the Shogun. Umon was played by Kanjuro Arashi in this early film, & long after in the post-Occupation jidaigeki revival he reprised the role in Kajiro Yamamoto's Muttsuri Umon torimonocho (1955), helping to launch the renewed interest in such films.
Genres: Action Mystery
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1930-05-29
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