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Chikemuri Takadanobaba (1937)

Chikemuri Takadanobaba poster
Original title
血煙高田の馬場
Directed by
Masahiro Makino, Hiroshi Inagaki
Genre
action, comedy, drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
57 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a Japanese film from 1937 about a sword duel that takes place at Takadanobaba in Tokyo. After World War II it was shortened and re-released under a different title. The movie focuses on the conflict and resolution between two samurai.

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What happens

『血煙高田の馬場』(ちけむりたかだのばば)は、1937年(昭和12年)製作・公開、マキノ正博監督による日本の中篇劇映画である。第二次世界大戦後の1952年(昭和27年)、51分に短縮され、『決闘高田の馬場』(けっとうたかだのばば)として再公開された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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