Distant Sound of Symphonies (Part 1)
As the situation in China escalated, the Japanese government imposed limit on foreign movie imports. However, during this nervous and violent years, one Hollywood film broke the box-office record.
5 Lost Films by 5 Masters of Japanese Cinema
Here is the list of lost films by 5 Japanese masters: Shozo Makino, Kenji Mizoguchi, Yasujiro Ozu, Sadao Yamanaka and Akira Kurosawa. I guess you may pick other films, but I will state my case. Goban Tadanobu, Genji no Ishizue (碁盤忠信 源氏礎, 1909) Directed by Shozo Makino Produced by Yokota Shokai Starring Matsugoro Ono-e Though this is not a first dramatic cinema in the Japanese history, this is definitely the most important work during the early period of Japanese cinema. It is the first film to star the Star of Japanese Cinema, Matsunosuke Ono-e, and kicked off the life …
A Photograph, 1936
In 1936, Japan Film Directors Society was formed. This was a group photograph of the occasion. Front Row, from left; Teinosuke Kinugasa (1896-1982) (Wikipedia) A Page of Madness (狂った一頁[Kurutta Ichipeiji] 1926) The Gate of Hell (地獄門[Jigokumon] 1953) Yoshinobu Ikeda (1892-1973) (JMDB) Irohanihohedo (いろはにほへど 1933) Sadao Yamanaka (1909-1938) (Wikipedia) Kouchiyama Soushun (河内山宗俊1936) Humanity Paper Balloon (人情紙風船[Ninjo Kamifusen] 1937) Mansaku Itami (1900-1946) (Wikipedia) Akanishi Kakita (赤西蛎太1936) The New Earth (新しき土[Atarashiki Tuchi] 1937) Heinosuke Gosho (1902-1981) (Wikipedia) The Neighbor’s Wife and Mine (マダムと女房[Madamu to nyoubo] 1931) The Four Chimneys (煙突の見える場所[Entotsu no Mieru Basho] 1953) Minoru Murata (1894-1937) (Wikipedia) Souls on the Road (路上の霊魂[Rojo …