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Developed by Osama Mohamed

1937

Action

Comedy

Drama

The tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down 18 opponents. The story has been related in film, rakugo, kodan and on stage many times, in part because Nakayama later joined the famous 47 Ronin (Chushingura) as Horibe Yasubei. But Makino and Inagaki’s version gives no hint of this more serious future, playing up the thrills and the comedy with Bando’s bravura performance. The multiple pans of Yasubei running to the duel are an exemplar of the experimental flourishes of 1930s Japanese cinema and the final duel, performed virtually like a dance number, is a marker of Makino’s love of rhythm and one of the best sword fights in Japanese film history. The film was originally released under the title Chikemuri Takadanoba (Bloody Takadanobaba) with a length of 57 minutes, but suffered some cuts and a title change when it was re-released in 1952.

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Country : JP

Original language : ja

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| Movie Cast

Tsumasaburō Bandō

Tsumasaburō Bandō

Yasubei Nakayama

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Takusan

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Rokuzaemon Sugano

Chiyoko Ôkura

Chiyoko Ôkura

Otae

Momonosuke Ichikawa

Momonosuke Ichikawa

Kumako

Komako Hara

Komako Hara

Osai

Kajō Onoe

Kajō Onoe

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