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仇討選手 (1931)
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Lost film, directed by Tomu Uchida. This film is a very funny comedy that makes fun of the moral code of the samurai Bushido, which has become obsolete and turned into an empty form during the period of feudalism.
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都会交響楽 (1929)
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A young woman seduced by a rich man, takes revenge on him with the help of a young idealistic worker. Considered a lost film.
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槍をどり五十三次 (1946)
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A spearman who had long admired the samurai rises up after learning of cruelty of the samurai class.
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天下の御意見番を意見する男 (1947)
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The "opinion leader" of the "opinion leaders" is furious at the "opinion leader's" opinion.
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宵祭八百八町 (1947)
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A film adaptation of the story “Gonzo and Sukejū” from a new perspective.
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白粉帖 (1947)
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Depicting the lives and spirit of geisha during and after the war.
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おしどり笠 (1948)
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A lighthearted and entertaining film that incorporates popuar songs into a period drama.
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飛騨の暴れん坊 (1949)
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A bold and cheerful tale that broke new ground in the historical drama genre.
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鞍馬天狗 疾風八百八町 (1954)
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Kurama Tengu appears in the Great Edo, where conspiracies swirl. The righteous sword flashes as the mystery of a beautiful woman’s disappearance unfolds.
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火山脈 (1950)
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Biographical film about bacteriologist Dr. Hideyo Noguchi.
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緋牡丹盗賊 (1950)
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A thrilling detective period drama set in the streets of Edo—a world of intrigue, conspiracy, romance, and turmoil—where a thief as agile as a flying monkey runs rampant.
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唐人お吉 (1930)
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Tōjin Okichi is a 1930 film by Kenji Mizoguchi based on the novel by Gisaburo Juichiya. Only 4 minutes have survived. The fragment has been published on DVD coupled with The Downfall of Osen (1935) by Digital MEME in 2007.
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手をつなぐ子等 (1948)
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A small-town boy with a learning disability attempts to fit in with his classmates.
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海を渡る祭礼 (1941)
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There is an inn named Asano Ya in the port town, and a beautiful woman works there. Every year, during a local festival, travelling artists and teachers gather from all over the country, including sesame oil sellers and organ grinders. The day before the festival, trouble arises with some horses.
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婦人警察官 (1947)
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A social drama about the first female police officer.
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三十三の足跡 (1948)
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Fourth film of the Bannai Tarao series starring Chiezo Kataoka
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逃亡者 (1947)
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The sincere clown act performed by a master thief who infiltrates a remote island.
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マライの虎 (1943)
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A band of guerrillas fight against occupying British forces in Malaya.
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シンガポール總攻撃 (1943)
Character: Major Yamamoto
This film, which was recommended by the Ministry of Education, is based on the Malaya Campaign and the Battle of Singapore and was produced to boost morale. It depicts the Japanese Army’s advance from the perspectives of the artillery units and the “Silver Wheel” units (bicycle units).
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朝日は輝く (1929)
Character: Kusaka
The Morning Sun Shines is a fiction-documentary film by Kenji Mizoguchi and Seiichi Ina. The film is a combination of a drama about a reporter, and documentary footage about newspaper production. Only 25 minutes of footage has survived.
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藤原義江のふるさと (1930)
Character: Misao Koriki
While returning by boat to Japan, Yoshie Fujiwara meets a rich woman who suggests him to become a singer thanks to an impresario friend of hers.
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生ける人形 (1929)
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A man rises in society by cheating, but the institutions in turn take their revenge.
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森の石松 (1949)
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The tale of a feudal swordsman who cynically takes no responsibility for anything, relegating it to others, and then taking the credit.
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霧笛 (1934)
Character: Butatsune
Chiyokichi, a young man, hates Cooper, a white man who looks down on the Japanese. Chiyokichi picks Cooper’s pocket and is caught. He is brought to Cooper’s house and becomes his slave, and a riveting tale of passion, hatred, and revenge unfolds.
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警察官 (1933)
Character: Yamamura
Itami, a young policeman, meets his high school friend, Tetsuo, a gangster, at a roadblock. As they rekindled their friendship, a complex relationship is established between them.
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三本指の男 (1947)
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Being acquainted with the bride's uncle, a famed private detective is invited to a wedding ceremony. The groom's family is moneyed and owns large tracts of land. The bride is a former teacher and was rumoured to have had an affair, which explains why the groom's family opposed the union. On the night of the ceremony the bride and groom are killed in a sealed room. There is evidence left, however, as there is a hand print on the wall albeit with only the trace of three fingers.
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汗 (1929)
Character: Senta
Sweat (1929) is a slapstick riff on tendency-film themes, as a bored young millionaire has his clothes stolen by a tramp; dressed in the tramp’s clothes, he has to accept work as a labourer. As the hero ends up building the mausoleum he had himself commissioned.
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夜の女たち (1948)
Character: Hospital Director
In early post-war Osaka, three women—war widow Fusako, her Korean expat sister Natsuko, and Kumiko, Fusako's sister-in-law—descend into prostitution, all for their individual reasons.
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かくて神風は吹く (1944)
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Set in the late thirteenth century, this film depicts the defense of southern Japan led by the Kono clan against the Mongol invasion in 1281.
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