Zanjin zanbaken (1929)
Also known as Man-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword
1929 · Short film · 25 min · dir. Daisuke Itō
- Short
Synopsis
In medieval Japan, a brutal and corrupt magistrate is planning to kill the child who is about to become the heir to the estate and position of the local lord and substitute his own "heir", an orphan, in order to get control of the late lord's estate and rule as the impostor's "regent". However, a mysterious stranger appears and sets out to thwart the magistrate's plans and free the people from his oppressive rule.
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Details
- Director
- Daisuke Itō
- Writer
- Daisuke Itō
- Cinematography
- Hiromitsu Karasawa
- Studio
- Shochiku Kinema (Kamata)
- Released
- 1929-09-20
- Original title
- 斬人斬馬剣
- Running time
- 25 minutes
Cast & crew
Daisuke Itō Director
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata- Hiroshi Kaneko
- Misao Seki
- Sôemon Wada
- Kanji Ishii
- Kujaku Wakatsuki
- Miharu Ito
- Tojin Amando
