Kōchiyama Sōshun | |
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Directed by | Sadao Yamanaka |
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Produced by |
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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 |
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.
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]
Kōchiyama Sōshun | |
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Directed by | Sadao Yamanaka |
Written by |
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Produced by |
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Cinematography | Harumi Machii |
Music by | Gorō Nishi |
Distributed by | Nikkatsu |
Release date |
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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.
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]