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彌次喜多 名君初上り (1940)

彌次喜多 名君初上り poster
Directed by
Masahiro Makino
Genre
musical film
Country
Japan

How it feels

Two characters travel on a comedic journey in old Japan. The film is a musical comedy with songs and theatrical performances.

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What happens

『彌次喜多 名君初上り』(やじきた めいくんはつのぼり)は、日本のオペレッタ時代劇映画である。1940年(昭和13年)の日活京都撮影所製作、日活配給作品、日活とテイチクの一連の提携作品のうちの一作である。監督は当時31歳のマキノ正博、のちの巨匠・マキノ雅弘の戦前のトーキー作品である。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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