Tôkyô kôshinkyoku

Name: Tôkyô kôshinkyoku
Genre: Drama
Released: 1929-05-31
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Shizue Natsukawa, Takako Irie, Isamu Kosugi

19291929
1h 41m

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6.6/10

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Drama

A classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in feudal Japan, depicted in Kenji Mizoguchi's typical style. The nostalgic scenes of 1920s Tokyo provides a valuable visual ... Read allA classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in feudal Japan, depicted in Kenji Mizoguchi's typical style. The nostalgic scenes of 1920s Tokyo provides a valuable visual experience set against the background of the title song, "Tokyo March."A classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in feudal Japan, depicted in Kenji Mizoguchi's typical style. The nostalgic scenes of 1920s Tokyo provides a valuable visual experience set against the background of the title song, "Tokyo March."

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

313

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Director
- Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers
- Shuichi Hatamoto
- Kan Kikuchi(novel)
- Chiio Kimura
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Shizue Natsukawa in Tôkyô kôshinkyoku (1929)

Isamu Kosugi and Shizue Natsukawa in Tôkyô kôshinkyoku (1929)

Shizue Natsukawa and Eiji Takagi in Tôkyô kôshinkyoku (1929)

Reiji Ichiki and Isamu Kosugi in Tôkyô kôshinkyoku (1929)

Reiji Ichiki and Hisako Takihana in Tôkyô kôshinkyoku (1929)

Hisako Takihana in Tôkyô kôshinkyoku (1929)

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7/10

The opening phrase "Tokyo... city of culture and progress...

Mizoguchi shares with Dreyer a very similar source for motivations that later shaped his directorial vision: a troubled childhood. This early short film proves that point as it is quite straightforward in its biographical references.

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