The Vassal'S Neck (1927)

Original title

下郎の首

Directed by

Daisuke Itō

Genre

silent film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

8.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A lowly servant in feudal Japan becomes entangled in a violent power struggle. The film follows his desperate actions as he tries to survive betrayal and authority.

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What happens

『下郎』（げろう）は、1927年（昭和2年）製作・公開、伊藤大輔監督による日本の長篇劇映画である。サイレント映画、剣戟映画であり、時代劇の傾向映画とされる。第二次世界大戦後の1955年（昭和30年）、『下郎の首』（げろうのくび）のタイトルで伊藤がセルフリメイクしている。セルフリメイク版についても本稿で詳述する。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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