Nishikie Edosugata Hatamoto to Machiyakko (1939)

Original title

錦絵江戸姿 旗本と街奴

Directed by

Kazuo Mori

Genre

silent film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 05m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A cheerful and chivalrous man navigates society in old Edo. The film is a silent black and white story with live benshi narration.

cheerfulchivalrouslightheartedplayfulold-fashionedbrisktheatricalearnest

What happens

Nishikie Edosugata Hatamoto to Machiyakko (錦絵江戸姿 旗本と街奴, The Color Print of Edo: Hatamoto to Machiyakko) is a 1939 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Kazuo Mori and starring Utaemon Ichikawa, who gained enormous popularity for his portrayal of a cheerful and chivalrous man. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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