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寒椿 (1921)
Character: 水車小屋の主人戸畑伍助
Rinzou tries to pressure Gosuke into marrying his daughter, Osumi, to him to make up for his debts. In a chance encounter the father and daughter become acquainted with Asahiko, the Count's heir, and his fiancée, Kimiko, which results in Osumi moving into the Count's villa as a live-in maid. After a night of drinking, celebrating the Doll's Festival/Hinamatsuri, Asahiko jokingly gives a ring to Osumi, who interprets the act as an engagement. The next day she goes to tell her father the news and give him the ring; soon after a drunken Rinzou shows up wanting repayment so Gosuke shows him the ring. Doing so sends Rinzou into a fury and, equipped with a sickle, he heads to the villa! Outline by 畑中蓼坡
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生さぬ仲 (1916)
Character: N/A
Based on a contemporary set novel by Shunyo Yanagawa, this film was adapted to the Japanese stage with multiple film versions to follow, including director Naruse Mikio’s take in 1932. Director Masao Inoue also stars in this 1916 adaption which follows the destruction of a businessman and his family as mounting scandals reakwaken lingering hatreds and induce new crimes. This surviving fragment features three sequences from the original film, including its denouement.
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リラの花忘れじ (1947)
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In the 30th year, Nirasaki Den'emon established the Nirasaki Hokkaido Development Company with investment from Sonoi to build railway facilities. However, the endeavor faced criticism for attempting to buy Ainu land at low prices. Tokyo Nippo reporter Toshimasa Matsuzaka, who was actually Nirasaki's son, wants to expose the flawed practices of the company.
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森の鍛冶屋 (1929)
Character: Kyosuke Ikeda
A blacksmith is chased out of the village by the sinister village chief and forced to move to the forest with his wife and two sons. The blacksmith's younger son is disabled, and the other children in the village tease him. The older son aspires to become a doctor in order to fix his brother's leg. The film depicts the bond between a father and his sons. Only 18 minutes survive.
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鐘の鳴る丘 第一篇 隆太の巻 (1948)
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The adventures of a demobilised soldier and a group of war orphans under his care on Ringing Bell Hill. First installment of a wartime film trilogy.
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鐘の鳴る丘 第二篇 修吉の巻 (1949)
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The adventures of a demobilised soldier and a group of war orphans under his care on Ringing Bell Hill. Second installment of a wartime film trilogy.
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鐘の鳴る丘 第三篇 クロの巻 (1949)
Character: Kanzô Kagami
The adventures of a demobilised soldier and a group of war orphans under his care on Ringing Bell Hill. Third installment of a wartime film trilogy.
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命の港 (1944)
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Government-sponsored film set during the Pacific War, depicting the lives of people working as stevedores.
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輝く昭和 (1928)
Character: Division Commander, Lt. General Takefumi Ueyama
Japanese silent film from 1928.
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狂った一頁 (1926)
Character: Custodian
A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.
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わが生涯のかゞやける日 (1948)
Character: N/A
Life and love in corrupt postwar Tokyo, as a young couple struggles against both the law and the mob.
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