Shibukawa Bangorō
渋川伴五郎
Synopsis
A film on the life of Shibukawa Bangorō, the founder of the Shibukawa-ryū school of jūjutsu. To paraphrase Satō Tadao’s blurb on the back cover of the video, this is an important film for three reasons. 1. it is an almost perfectly well preserved copy of one of only a few full-length movies still available of the first superstar in Japanese cinema history, the very famous Onoe Matsunosuke. 2. it uses a method that was common in the silent era, the dyeing/tinting of film to mark given moments of day (for ex., blue for night-time) or given situations (for ex., red for fire) – and even though most films that used this technique have been redeveloped in straight b&w, this one is available in its original form. 3. it is an early SFX (special effects) movie that uses the basic tools of the trade - a great action movie full of swordsmanship and monsters (bakemono).
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kōkichi Tsukiyama
- Original Title
- 渋川伴五郎
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 1h 4m
- Production Studios
- Nikkatsu Kyoto
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kōkichi Tsukiyama
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Kōkichi Tsukiyama
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What is Shibukawa Bangorō about?
A film on the life of Shibukawa Bangorō, the founder of the Shibukawa-ryū school of jūjutsu. To paraphrase Satō Tadao’s blurb on the back cover of the video, this is an important film for three reasons. 1. it is an almost perfectly well preserved copy of one of only a few full-length movies still available of the first superstar in Japanese cinema history, the very famous Onoe Matsunosuke. 2. it uses a method that was common in the silent era, the dyeing/tinting of film to mark given moments of day (for ex., blue for night-time) or given situations (for ex., red for fire) – and even though most films that used this technique have been redeveloped in straight b&w, this one is available in its original form. 3. it is an early SFX (special effects) movie that uses the basic tools of the trade - a great action movie full of swordsmanship and monsters (bakemono).
Who directed Shibukawa Bangorō?
Shibukawa Bangorō was directed by Kōkichi Tsukiyama.
Who stars in Shibukawa Bangorō?
The principal cast of Shibukawa Bangorō includes Matsunosuke Onoe, Kohaku Arashi, Shôen Kataoka, Tomiyasu Ikeda, Sennosuke Nakamura.
When was Shibukawa Bangorō released and how long is it?
Shibukawa Bangorō was released in 1922 with a total runtime of 1h 4m.