Kōchiyama Sōshun (film)
From The Right Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
| Kōchiyama Sōshun | |
|---|---|
| File:Kōchiyama Sōshun, 1936.jpg Scene from Kōchiyama Sōshun | |
| Directed by | Sadao Yamanaka |
| Written by |
|
| Produced by |
|
| Cinematography | Harumi Machii |
| Music by | Gorō Nishi |
| Distributed by | Nikkatsu |
Release date |
|
Running time | 87 minutes[1][2] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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.
Cast
- Chojuro Kawarasaki – Kōchiyama Sōshun
- Kanemon Nakamura – Kaneko
- Shizue Yamagishi – Oshizu
- Setsuko Hara – Onami
- Daisuke Katō (credited as Enji Ichikawa) – Kenta
Production
The 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "河内山宗俊 (Kōchiyama Sōshun)". Japanese Movie Database (in 日本語). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "河内山宗俊(1936) (Kōchiyama Sōshun)". Kinenote (in 日本語). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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.
