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Dokuro (film)

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Dokuro
Directed bySentaro Shirai
Produced byIchikawa Utaemon Film Production
StarringUtaemon Ichikawa
Kokuten Takado
Daikichi Arashi
Taki Akizuki
Narrated byMidori Sawato
CinematographyKoh Matsui
Distributed byDigital Meme
Release date
  • 1927 (1927) (Japan)
Running time
32 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Dokuro (恐苦呂) is a 1927 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Sentaro Shirai. This is a significant and rare film in that it depicts the tragic fate of a Christian lord who fought for his faith in the Edo period. Especially noteworthy are the final scenes in which Utaemon Ichikawa takes on his enemy with a gash in his forehead and wild, unkempt hair.

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