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17th Century, Christianity, Cinema, Drama, Feudalism, Japanese Cinema, Samurai, Ship, Social justice, Violence

The Kuroda Affair (Kuroda sōdō; 黒田騒動),1956

Near a window, a middle-aged Japanese man in samurai costume, in a kneeling position, looks with concern at a man in a man lying in the floor with his hand outstretched to him, while two other men also watch with concern

Other Titles: Disorder of the Kuroda Clan; The Kuroda Incident; Unknown Treachery (alternative English titles) Production Company Toei Kyoto Scenarist Takaiwa Hajime Source Hōjō Hideji (novel) Producer Okawa Hiroshi Planning Makino Mitsuo, Tamaki Junichirō Cinematographer Yoshida Sadaji Art Direction Suzuki…

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June 11, 2025

1920s, Cinema, Community, Drama, Farmers, Japan, Japanese Cinema, Ship, Tragedy, Uncategorized

The 1925 Kanto Shipwreck Film Fragment, possibly titled Righteous Blood (Giketsu, 義血)

A night scene of a coastline, with a ship, slightly listing, in the background, and a rocky hill in the foreground, on which several people can be seen, silhouetted by a bonfire behind them.

Other possible titles: Honorable Blood, Kanto and the Sailor Ogawa, The Shipwreck of Kanto and the Sailor Ogawa, Special Service Ship Kanto and the Sailor Ogawa Production Company Kokkatsu Scenarist Unknown Cinematographer Tsuburaya Eiji Chief Assistant Director Igayama Masamitsu Performers…