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お坊ちゃん (1926)
Character: Bandit Captain
Japanese silent film from 1926. (Obo-chan meaning "Young Master.") Written by Ayame Mizushima, the first female screenwriter in Japan.
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奔流 (1926)
Character: N/A
Japanese silent film from 1926, directed by Heinosuke Gosho and featuring Kinuyo Tanaka.
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女は何処へ行く (1930)
Character: Hanzo
Japanese silent film from 1930 with an acclaimed performance by Sumiko Kurishima.
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忠臣蔵 (1932)
Character: Chotaro Kasahara
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.
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愛撫 (1933)
Character: N/A
Heinosuke Gosho evokes in this film the family conflicts engendered by the eternal problem of a father who projects his professional desires on the life of his son. The sister Machiko is the essential link that will allow everyone to apologize to each other and achieve reconciliation.
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峠の彼方 (1924)
Character: N/A
The debut film of Hiroshi Shimizu is about a man who, while searching for his lost daughter, encounters a young woman and her mother who are also struggling.
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森の鍛冶屋 (1929)
Character: Ichiro 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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鶯 (1938)
Character: Village Council Member
An episodic film about life in and around a rural police station and the people it serves.
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若者よなぜ泣くか (1930)
Character: Newspaper Reporter
A modern girl suddenly intrudes into a widower's family home.
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地下室 (1927)
Character: N/A
Japanese silent film from 1927.
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国境警備の唄 (1927)
Character: Kazuma (love interest)
Japanese contemporary drama from 1927.
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夜は曲者 (1927)
Character: N/A
Japanese silent film from 1927.
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輝く昭和 (1928)
Character: Jinzo Kanda (Orderly)
Japanese silent film from 1928.
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青春交響楽 (1928)
Character: Kensaku Wada
Japanese silent film from 1928.
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潜水艦１号 (1941)
Character: N/A
This film begins with a teacher describing to his students how brave the crew was which died as result of Japan's first submarine accident. The film then follows two of the pupils, one becomes a submarine captain and the other designs submarines.
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マライの虎 (1943)
Character: N/A
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: Sergeant Yagisawa
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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父子櫻 (1944)
Character: N/A
Depicts the bereaved families of soldiers sent to the front.
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肉弾挺身隊 (1944)
Character: N/A
This film depicts the fighting spirit of the frontline troops on Guadalcanal.
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進軍 (1930)
Character: Owada (Pilot)
A farmer’s boy, obsessed with his balsa-and-paper flying models and with dreams of real aircraft, develops a friendship with the daughter of the local squire, who introduces the lad to her pilot brother and his flying officer friends; through hard work, and despite the handicap of a lowly class status, he eventually succeeds in qualifying as a pilot and joining the air force.
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