Kosuzume Tōge (小雀峠, Kosuzume Pass) is a 1923 black-and-white Japanese silent film directed by Koroku Numata. It is significant because it is the oldest preserved film featuring jidaigeki star Tsumasaburo Bando,[1][2] appearing in a minor role. The value is further increased by the film being one of the very few extant works featuring the period-drama star Banya Ichikawa in the lead.

Kosuzume Tōge
Directed byKoroku Numata
Written byRokuhei Susukita
Starring
  • Banya Ichikawa
  • Shinpei Takagi
  • Tamataro Ichikawa
  • Kaoru Akiyoshi
  • Tsumasaburo Bando
CinematographySaichiro Hashimoto
Production
company
Release date
  • 1923 (1923) (Japan)
Running time
39 minutes (Digital Meme DVD)
48 minutes (Disk Plan DVD)
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

References

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  1. ^ "小雀峠". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ "阪東妻三郎". マツダ映画社. Retrieved 27 December 2020.