Plot Summary
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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Director & Crew
Kōkichi Tsukiyama
Director
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Where can I watch Shibukawa Bangorō online?
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What is the IMDb rating of Shibukawa Bangorō?
It has an IMDb rating of 5.8/10 based on 6 votes.
Who directed Shibukawa Bangorō?
Shibukawa Bangorō was directed by Kōkichi Tsukiyama and released in 1922.
How long is Shibukawa Bangorō?
Shibukawa Bangorō has a runtime of 1 hours and 4 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1922-05-05
- Status
- Released