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Hôrô zanmai (1928)

Hôrô zanmai poster
Original title
放浪三昧
Directed by
Hiroshi Inagaki
Genre
silent film
Country
Japan
Runtime
41 min
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A drifting man travels through the Japanese countryside during a bygone era. The film follows his encounters and the quiet moments that shape his journey.

wanderingmelancholicpoeticslow-pacednostalgicearthyunderstated

What happens

『放浪三昧』(ほうろうざんまい)は、1928年(昭和3年)製作・公開、伊丹万作原作・脚本、稲垣浩監督による日本の長篇劇映画、サイレント映画である。片岡千恵蔵プロダクション設立第2作、伊丹万作の脚本家デビュー2作目、稲垣浩の監督デビュー2作目にあたる作品として知られる。オリジナルシナリオ完成時の原題は『伊達主水』(だてもんど)。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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