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ドドンパ酔虎伝 (1961)

ドドンパ酔虎伝 poster
Directed by
Tokuzō Tanaka
Country
Japan

How it feels

This film is a musical period piece based on the true story of Nakamura Yasubee and the famous duel at Takadanobaba. A young swordsman gets into trouble and faces off against a rival in a stylized, song-filled adventure.

energeticlightheartedcampyfast-pacedmusicalold-fashionedrowdytheatrical

What happens

『ドドンパ酔虎伝』(ドドンパすいこでん)は、1961年6月7日に大映が配給した、中山安兵衛の逸話である「高田馬場の決闘」を扱った、田中徳三監督によるミュージカル時代劇映画で、主演は勝新太郎。 当時ミュージカル調の映画がヒットしていたことから、大映が監督・田中、主演勝で製作を決めたが、田中も勝も製作に気乗りせず、大映から半ば強制される形で製作された。事実、興行成績は振るわなかったという。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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