Kōchiyama Sōshun (河内山宗俊), also known in English as Priest of Darkness, is a 1936 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Sadao Yamanaka.[3] It is one of three surviving films by the director.
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 Scene from Kōchiyama Sōshun | |
| Directed by | Sadao Yamanaka |
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| Cinematography | Harumi Machii |
| Music by | Gorō Nishi |
| Distributed by | Nikkatsu |
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Running time | 87 minutes[1][2] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast
edit- Chojuro Kawarasaki – Kōchiyama Sōshun
- Kanemon Nakamura – Kaneko
- Shizue Yamagishi – Oshizu
- Setsuko Hara – Onami
- Daisuke Katō (credited as Enji Ichikawa) – Kenta
Production
editThe original idea for Kōchiyama Sōshun came from a Kabuki play by Kawatake Mokuami, known as Kochiyama to naozamurai. In the play, the two title characters are petty criminals from the Ueno district of Edo (now Tokyo).[3] Yamanaka changed some of the characters from the play to be more good-natured, in keeping with his film aesthetic.[4] He also modernized the Kabuki play by casting actors from the Zenshin-za Group, which aimed to bring modern acting techniques to traditional Kabuki plays.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "河内山宗俊 (Kōchiyama Sōshun)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ a b "河内山宗俊(1936) (Kōchiyama Sōshun)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ a b c McDonald, Keiko (1994). Japanese classical theater in films. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. pp. 158–164. ISBN 978-0-8386-3502-5.
- ^ Richie, Donald (2005). A hundred years of Japanese film: a concise history, with a selective guide to DVDs and videos. Kodansha International. p. 73. ISBN 978-4-7700-2995-9.
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