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Travelling Actors

Original title: Tabi yakusha
  • 19401940
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
201
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Kamatari Fujiwara, Taizô Fukami, Nijiko Kiyokawa, Sôji Kiyokawa, Kô Mihashi, Zekô Nakamura, Mikio Naruse, Keiji Sakakida, Minoru Takase, Hisako Yamane, Kan Yanagiya, Sugiko Ise, and Kimiko Hayashi in Travelling Actors (1940)
Comedy
Story about a group of actors mostly based on the guys playing the horse.Story about a group of actors mostly based on the guys playing the horse.Story about a group of actors mostly based on the guys playing the horse.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
201
YOUR RATING
    • Mikio Naruse
    • Mikio Naruse(screenplay)
    • Mushû Ui(story)
  • Stars
    • Kamatari Fujiwara
    • Kan Yanagiya
    • Minoru Takase
    • Mikio Naruse
    • Mikio Naruse(screenplay)
    • Mushû Ui(story)
  • Stars
    • Kamatari Fujiwara
    • Kan Yanagiya
    • Minoru Takase
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    • 3User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Kamatari Fujiwara
    Kamatari Fujiwara
    • Hyôroku Ichikawa - the Forelegs
    • (as Keita Fujiwara)
    Kan Yanagiya
    • Senpei Nakamura - the Hindlegs
    Minoru Takase
    • Kikugoro Nakamura - the Great Actor
    Sôji Kiyokawa
    Sôji Kiyokawa
    • Shichiemon Ichikawa - the Troupe Manager
    Kô Mihashi
    • Wakasaya - the Barber
    Zekô Nakamura
    Hisako Yamane
    • Ice shop lady
    Taizô Fukami
    • Hokushin
    Keiji Sakakida
    • Farmer
    Nijiko Kiyokawa
    • Omitsu
    Sugiko Ise
    • Osaki
    Kimiko Hayashi
    • Maid
    Rei Ishikawa
    Bonpei Yamagata
    Mamoru Tsuchiya
    Toshio Tanaka
    Shin Ôsugi
    Shunjûrô Sawamura
      • Mikio Naruse
      • Mikio Naruse(screenplay)
      • Mushû Ui(story)
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    1/10
    When actors are a horse
    This is a movie desperately looking for a story. The movie is about a famous group of actors traveling around and mostly based on those that play the horse in the play.

    It is most likely a nice movie for some but for me taking half an hour to get the plot line started is far too long time. Especially when the movie is about 70 min. And even then it about 20 more minutes to go anywhere. Maybe my grief with this movie is it seems like it should be a comedy, but it is just awkward in my opinion and not fun.

    The movie is filled with self important people. the barber and the two horse actors. I did not see the charm in the story or the characters in the movie. There are better actor movies out there. Try one of those instead.
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    • Angel_Peter
    • Jan 10, 2019

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    • Release date
      • December 18, 1940 (Japan)
      • Japan
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Toho Eiga (Tokyo)
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    • 1 hour 10 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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