Underplayed Gems

鼠小僧次郎吉 (1932)

鼠小僧次郎吉 poster
Directed by
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Genre
historical fiction
Country
Japan
Elsewhere
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How it feels

Based on a novel about a folk hero thief in Edo period Japan. A Robin Hood style outlaw steals from the rich to help the poor. This silent film has sword fights and chases.

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What happens

『鼠小僧次郎吉』(ねずみこぞうじろきち)は、大佛次郎が1931年(昭和6年)に発表した義賊・鼠小僧をモチーフにした時代小説であり、同作を原作とし、1932年(昭和7年)製作・公開、衣笠貞之助(正篇)・秋山耕作(解決篇)監督による日本の長編劇映画、サイレント映画、剣戟映画であり、リメイクされて1933年(昭和8年)製作・公開、山中貞雄、1965年(昭和40年)製作・公開、三隅研次、それぞれの監督による日本の長編劇映画である。1983年(昭和58年)には、鷹森立一監督によるテレビ映画へのリメイクもなされた。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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