Underplayed Gems

阿波狸合戦 (1939)

阿波狸合戦 poster
Directed by
Rokuhei Susukita
Genre
Jidaigeki
Country
Japan
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How it feels

This 1939 Japanese film is based on a local folktale from Tokushima Prefecture about a battle between magical raccoon dogs called tanuki. The story follows the tanuki as they get into a comical and supernatural conflict.

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What happens

『阿波狸合戦』(あわたぬきがっせん)は、新興キネマより昭和14年(1939年)4月13日に公開された映画。 徳島県の民話「阿波狸合戦」を題材としている。 当時、新興キネマは倒産の危機にあったが、阿波狸合戦が大ヒットしたことで持ち直した。小松島市の日峰山に映画を記念して「金長神社本宮」が造られた。 昭和15年(1940年)4月18日に『続阿波狸合戦』が公開されている。 昭和29年(1954年)に大映より黒川弥太郎の主演で『阿波おどり狸合戦』として再映画化した。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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