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Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba

  • Action
  • Comedy
  • Drama

57 minutes

1937-12-31

6.2

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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.

Cast

阪東妻三郎

阪東妻三郎

Yasubei Nakayama
志村喬

志村喬

Takusan
香川良介

香川良介

Rokuzaemon Sugano
大倉千代子

大倉千代子

Otae
市川百々之助

市川百々之助

Kumako
原駒子

原駒子

Osai

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