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帰って来た英雄 (1926)

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Genre
Jidaigeki

How it feels

This is a silent Japanese sword fighter film from 1926. It was divided into two parts and is known as the debut work of a screenwriter who died in World War II.

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What happens

『帰って来た英雄』(かえってきたえいゆう)は、1926年(大正15年)製作・公開、仁科熊彦監督による日本の長篇劇映画である。前篇・後篇に分けられて公開されたサイレント映画、剣戟映画である。第二次世界大戦で戦死した脚本家・山上伊太郎のデビュー作として知られる。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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