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Kchiyama Sshun (1936 film)
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Wikipedia article
, also known in English as 'Priest of Darkness', is a 1936 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Sadao Yamanaka. It is one of three surviving films by the director.
Cast
* Chojuro Kawarasaki Kchiyama Sshun
* Kanemon Nakamura Kaneko
* Shizue Yamagishi Oshizu
* Setsuko Hara Onami
* Daisuke Kat (credited as Enji Ichikawa) Kenta
Production
The original idea for 'Kchiyama Sshun' 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). Yamanaka changed some of the characters from the play to be more good-natured, in keeping with his film aesthetic. 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.
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