Underplayed Gems

成吉思汗 (1943)

成吉思汗 poster
Directed by
Kiyohiko Ushihara
Genre
propaganda film
Country
Japan
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How it feels

It is a wartime propaganda film from Japan in 1943. It shows the young Genghis Khan, then called Temujin, uniting the Mongol tribes and building an empire. The story focuses on his struggles against rival leaders on the Mongolian plateau.

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What happens

『成吉思汗』(じんぎすかん)は、1943年(昭和18年)1月3日公開の日本映画である。大映製作、映画配給社(白系)配給。監督は牛原虚彦。モノクロ、スタンダード、82分(現存)。 蒙古聯合自治政府の後援の元、自治政府および内蒙軍の全面協力の下で総勢86名での現地ロケを敢行した大作。紀元1838年(西暦1178年)のモンゴル高原を舞台に、チンギス・カンことテムジンが、群雄割拠するモンゴルで幾多の困難を乗り越え、モンゴルを統一してモンゴル帝国を築く姿を描く。冒頭の年表記をはじめ、プロパガンダ色の強い作品である。現存するフィルムでは、タイトルロール後に「第一部 蒙古の嵐」とある。失われたフィルムに「第二部」などの表記があったのかは不明。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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