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Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba (1937)
The tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down 18 opponents. The story has been related in film, rakugo, kodan and on stage many times, in part because Nakayama later joined the famous 47 Ronin (Chushingura) as Horibe Yasubei. But Makino and Inagaki’s version gives no hint of this more serious future, playing up the thrills and the comedy with Bando’s bravura performance. The multiple pans of Yasubei running to the duel are an exemplar of the experimental flourishes of 1930s Japanese cinema and the final duel, performed virtually like a dance number, is a marker of Makino’s love of rhythm and one of the best sword fights in Japanese film history. The film was originally released under the title Chikemuri Takadanoba (Bloody Takadanobaba) with a length of 57 minutes, but suffered some cuts and a title change when it was re-released in 1952.
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Singing Lovebirds (1939)
An umbrella maker with a shopping addiction finds himself in dire straits when his debts force him to consider selling his attractive, desirable daughter to a suitor she doesn't love.
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Unending Advance (1937)
One of Uchida’s early sound films, Unending Advance is based on a curious story by Yasujiro Ozu, in which an examination of the quotidian problems of a middle-aged salaryman and his family segues into an idyllic dream of an implausible future. The surviving print, although incomplete, offers an essential glimpse into Uchida’s prewar period, when he was associated more with realist dramas than with the period films that dominated his work after the war.
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Red Crime (1964)
Pinku directed by Kôji Wakamatsu.
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Zoku Shimizu Minato (1940)
An actor, hit on the head, dreams that he has become legendary one-eyed gangster Mori no Ishimatsu.
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Yûreitô (1912)
Japanese horror movie from 1912.
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Shiraga oni (1912)
Shirage Oni is a tale of man who returns from the grave and possesses the body of another.
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The Ceiling at Utsunomiya (1914)
Japanese horror movie from 1914.
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Frightening the Bride (1912)
Japanese horror movie from 1912.
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Banchō Sarayashiki (1913)
Japanese horror movie from 1913.
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Hataosa Plate Mansion (1914)
Japanese horror movie from 1914.
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Plate-Mansion in Inba Province (1913)
A variation on the Okiku ghost legend.
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Kaiketsu Ondo maru (1916)
Japanese horror movie from 1916. Produced by Nikkatsu.
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The Elegant Swordsman (1934)
This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of life in a Tokugawa-era tenement. Considered a lost film.
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Festival Across the Sea (1941)
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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