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19th Century, Buddhism, Drama, Japan, Japanese Cinema, Madness, Samurai, Theater, Tragedy, Violence, War

The Sword in the Moonlight Trilogy (Daibosatsu tōge I-III, 大菩薩峠), 1957-1959

At night, a man in samurai garb with an angry-looking face in medium close-up stares at someone in front of him

Other titles: The Great Bodhisattva Pas…

RebelJack
October 9, 2022

1950s, Buddhism, Cinema, Class, Drama, Japan, Koreans, Mining, Race, Uncategorized

The Eleventh Hour (Dotanba;どたんば), 1957

A group of men, most with bicyles, gather around their leader in a field, while a mine is visible in the background

Other titles: The Scaffold, They Are Buried Alive (alternate English titles) Production Company Tōei (Tokyo) Scenarists Hashimoto Shinobu and Uchida Tomu Source Kikushima Ryūzō (book) and television film Dotanba (1956) Cinematographer Fujii Shizuka Art Director Mori Mikio Music Kosugi Taiichirō…

RebelJack
December 3, 2021
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1920s, Animation, Buddhism, Cinema, Folklore, Japan, Silent Film, Uncategorized

Tale of Crab Temple (Kaniman-ji Engi, 蟹満寺縁起), 1924 or 1925

Silhouette animation image of a woman in her home striking her attacker, a snake in human form

Alternate Titles: Crab Temple Omen (literal English title); A Lenda do Templo do Caranguejo (Portuguese) Production Company Asahi Kinema Gomei-sha Co-directors Kimura Hakuzan (or Hakusan); Okuda Hidehiko Scenarist Unknown Cinematographer Fujii Shizuka Type of Film Animated short (silhouette animation) Status…