Dokuro | |
Director: | Sentaro Shirai |
Producer: | Ichikawa Utaemon Film Production |
Narrator: | Midori Sawato |
Starring: | Utaemon Ichikawa Kokuten Takado Daikichi Arashi Taki Akizuki |
Cinematography: | Koh Matsui |
Distributor: | Digital Meme |
Runtime: | 32 minutes |
Country: | Japan |
Language: | Japanese |
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.