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Raiden (1928)

Raiden poster
Original title
雷電
Directed by
Sadatsugu Matsuda, Shōzō Makino
Genre
silent film
Country
Japan
Runtime
18 min
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent film from Japan about the life of a famous sumo wrestler. It is a comedy that follows his journey and final film performance.

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What happens

Raiden (雷電) is a 1928 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Shozo Makino and Sadatsugu Matsuda. It is a posthumous work by Makino and is the last film starring his son, Masahiro Makino. in his first role in a comedy film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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