Yoshiko Kawada

This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their feudal lord after he was obliged to commit hara-kiri due to the machinations of a villainous courtier. As the first sound version of the classic narrative, the film was something of an event, and employed a stellar cast, who give a roster of memorable performances. Director Teinosuke Kinugasa was primarily a specialist in jidai-geki (period films), such as the internationally celebrated Gate of Hell (Jigokumon, 1953), and although he is now most famous as the maker of the avant-garde silent films A Page of Madness (Kurutta ichipeji, 1926) and Crossroads (Jujiro, 1928), Chushingura is in fact more typical of his output than those experimental works. The film ranked third in that year’s Kinema Junpo critics’ poll, and Joseph Anderson and Donald Richie noted that 'not only the sound but the quick cutting was admired by many critics.

Two child performers lose their money, but are saved by the masked avenger Kurama Tengu. When the children return the favor in foiling an attempt on the hero's life, they find themselves in need of protection once again...

The 1929 Japanese film "Mother" which helped child actress Hideko Takamine become a star.

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The adventures of a demobilised soldier and a group of war orphans under his care on Ringing Bell Hill. Third installment of a wartime film trilogy.

Japanese silent film from 1928.

Kan’ichi Hazama and Omiya Shigisawa are engaged to be married, but Omiya breaks the engagement to marry a wealthy banker’s son. Heartbroken, Kan’ichi becomes a moneylender, and years later their paths cross again under changed circumstances. Adapted from a popular serialized novel of the same name.

1926 jidaigeki (period drama) directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.

Japanese jidaigeki from 1927.

Japanese silent film from 1928.

A melodrama about an orphan and her mother who are separated and lose contact, but are later reunited.

Japanese drama from 1934. A major production of Shochiku Studio, directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.

Japanese silent film from 1927.

Japanese film from 1932.

Japanese silent jidaigeki from 1927.

Silent jidaigeki released on New Year's Eve, 1926.

Film can be viewed on the National Film Archive of Japan YouTube channel under the title "【全篇】『小羊』1923年｜「はじまりの日本劇映画 映画 meets 新派・新劇・新国劇」より." In English, that would roughly translate to: "[Full length] "The Lamb" 1923 | From "The Beginnings of Japanese Feature Film: Film meets Shinpa, Shingeki, and Shinkokugeki"."

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