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Sakiko Yanagi

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Sakiko Yanagi

Born November 3, 1902 · Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Died March 20, 1963 · aged 60

Sakiko Yanagi (November 3, 1902 – March 20, 1963) was the stage name of Japanese actress Kuroyanagi Chiyoko. In the 1920s, she played the heroine of many Shochiku films. She played a pure-hearted heroine in many period dramas and contemporary dramas with beautiful and clear eyes, and she attracted many fans. Orphaned at five years old, Kuroyanagi was taken in by her aunt and uncle. Although they …

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Banchō sarayashikiBanchō sarayashiki · 1937
Banchō sarayashiki
1937
MovieDramaHorror
short film about Banchō Sarayashiki.
Tsukiyo KarasuTsukiyo Karasu · 1939
Tsukiyo Karasu
1939
Movie
The ambiguous relationship between a woman musician and her young student.
The Loyal 47 RoninThe Loyal 47 Ronin · 1932
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932
MovieDrama
This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their feudal lord after he was obliged to commit hara-kiri due to the machinations of a villainous courtier. As the first sound version of the classic narrative, the film was something of an event, and employed a stellar cast, who give a roster of memorable performances. Director Teinosuke Kinugasa was primarily a specialist in jidai-geki (period films), such as the internationally celebrated Gate of Hell (Jigokumon, 1953), and although he is now most famous as the maker of the avant-garde silent films A Page of Madness (Kurutta ichipeji, 1926) and Crossroads (Jujiro, 1928), Chushingura is in fact more typical of his output than those experimental works. The film ranked third in that year’s Kinema Junpo critics’ poll, and Joseph Anderson and Donald Richie noted that 'not only the sound but the quick cutting was admired by many critics.
The CuckooThe Cuckoo · 1922
The Cuckoo
★ 7.01922
Movie

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The Loyal 47 RoninThe Loyal 47 Ronin · 1932
The Loyal 47 Ronin
1932
MovieDrama
This 1932 adaptation is the earliest sound version of the ever-popular and much-filmed Chushingura story of the loyal 47 retainers who avenged their feudal lord after he was obliged to commit hara-kiri due to the machinations of a villainous courtier. As the first sound version of the classic narrative, the film was something of an event, and employed a stellar cast, who give a roster of memorable performances. Director Teinosuke Kinugasa was primarily a specialist in jidai-geki (period films), such as the internationally celebrated Gate of Hell (Jigokumon, 1953), and although he is now most famous as the maker of the avant-garde silent films A Page of Madness (Kurutta ichipeji, 1926) and Crossroads (Jujiro, 1928), Chushingura is in fact more typical of his output than those experimental works. The film ranked third in that year’s Kinema Junpo critics’ poll, and Joseph Anderson and Donald Richie noted that 'not only the sound but the quick cutting was admired by many critics.

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