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The Glow of Life (1919)

The Glow of Life poster
Original title
生の輝き
Directed by
Norimasa Kaeriyama
Genre
silent film
Country
Japan
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent film from Japan directed by Norimasa Kaeriyama. It is known as an early attempt to modernize Japanese cinema.

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What happens

The Glow of Life (生の輝き, Sei no Kagayaki; also known as The Glory of Life) is a Japanese film directed by Norimasa Kaeriyama made in 1918 and released in 1919 by Tenkatsu. It is considered the first in a series of films aimed at reforming and modernizing Japanese cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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