Travelling Actors (1940)

Story about a group of actors mostly based on the guys playing the horse.

Director:

Mikio Naruse

Writers:

Mikio Naruse (screenplay), Mushû Ui (story)

Stars:

Kamatari Fujiwara, Kan Yanagiya, Minoru Takase

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kamatari Fujiwara	...	Hyôroku Ichikawa - the Forelegs (as Keita Fujiwara)
Kan Yanagiya	...	Senpei Nakamura - the Hindlegs
Minoru Takase	...	Kikugoro Nakamura - the Great Actor
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

Storyline

Story about a group of actors mostly based on the guys playing the horse.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Comedy

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User Reviews

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.

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

18 December 1940 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Travelling Actors

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Eiga (Tokyo)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1