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Iso No Gentas Sword (1932)

Iso No Gentas Sword poster
Original title
磯の源太 抱寝の長脇差
Directed by
Sadao Yamanaka
Genre
silent film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 28m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wandering swordsman gets entangled in a conflict between local gangs in feudal Japan. The story follows his struggle with loyalty and survival as he navigates a harsh and unforgiving world.

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What happens

『磯の源太・抱寝の長脇差』(いそのげんた・だきねのながどす)は、1932年(昭和7年)製作・公開、山中貞雄監督による日本の長篇劇映画である。サイレント映画、「股旅もの」の時代劇剣戟映画である。山中貞雄の監督デビュー作である。フィルムは現存しておらず、数分の断片のみ発見されている。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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