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Nishikie Edosugata Hatamoto to Machiyakko (1939)

Nishikie Edosugata Hatamoto to Machiyakko poster
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

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.

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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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