Underplayed Gems

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
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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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