Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
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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.
Release Date : 1937-12-31
Language :Japanese
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : Nikkatsu Corporation
Production Country : Japan
Alternative Titles : Blood Splattered at Takadanobaba
Cast
Character Name : Yasubei Nakayama
Original Name : 阪東妻三郎
Gender : Male
Character Name : Takusan
Original Name : 志村喬
Gender : Male
Character Name : Genjihei Segawa
Original Name : 團徳麿
Gender : Male
Character Name : Rokuzaemon Sugano
Original Name : 香川良介
Gender : Male
Character Name : Otae
Original Name : 大倉千代子
Gender : Female
Character Name : Kumako
Original Name : 市川百々之助
Gender : Male
Character Name : Tengan
Original Name : Shunzaburo Iba
Gender : Male
Character Name : Osai
Original Name : 原駒子
Gender : Female
Character Name :
Original Name : Shojiro Ichikawa
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : 藤川三之祐
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Yuzure Kume
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : 瀬川路三郎
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : 尾上華丈
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Kunitaro Bando
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : 片岡松燕
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Teruo Shimada
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Tokumaro Ban
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Kotaro Nifuda
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : 葉山富之輔
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Fumio Wakamatsu
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Takeo Minato
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Kazushi Seto
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Hidemichi Ishikawa
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Tsuyoshi Shimoyama
Gender : Male
Character Name :
Original Name : Taichiro Okura
Gender : Male
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