Lord Asano Takumi-no-Kami Naganori was charged with receiving a group of envoys from the Imperial Court in Kyoto. He was young and slightly inexperienced, so he was given the task of instructing Lord Asano in the customs of the ceremony.Read More »
1920s
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Shôzô Makino – Chûkon giretsu – Jitsuroku Chûshingura AKA Chushingura: The Truth (1928)
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Julien Duvivier – La divine croisière AKA The Heavenly Crusade (1929)
1921-1930FranceJulien DuvivierSilentA wealthy man sends his crew sailing on an old tub ;The men realize there’s money to be made with the alcohol they transport.The ship sinks but the shipowner’s daughter, who is in love with the captain of the missing boat, go in search of the lost crew survivors with a handful of sailor men.God Himself intervenes and “shows the way” across the “way of gold” .Read More »
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John Ford – Four Sons (1928)
Drama1921-1930John FordSilentUSAA family saga in which three sons of a Bavarian widow go to war for Germany and the fourth goes to America, Germany’s eventual opponent. One of John Ford’s most important silent films, made very much under the influence of his Fox studio mate, F.W. Murnau.Read More »
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Kenji Mizoguchi – Tôkyô kôshinkyoku AKA Tokyo March [Japanese Print] (1929)
1921-1930DramaJapanKenji MizoguchiSilentA classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in feudal Japan, depicted in Kenji Mizoguchi’s typical style. The nostalgic scenes of 1920s Tokyo provides a valuable visual experience set against the background of the title song, “Tokyo March.”Read More »
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Buntarô Futagawa – Gyakuryû AKA Backward Flow (1924)
1921-1930ActionBuntarô FutagawaJapanSilentThe story of a nihilistic samurai whose mother is killed, whose sister is used and deceived, and who loses the only love of his life.Read More »
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Teppei Yamaguchi – Kurama Tengu (1928)
1921-1930ActionJapanSilentTeppei YamaguchiIt is 1862 and many young rebellious samurai oppose the Tokugawa Shogunate, strongest among them is Kurama Tengu with his friends Kichibei and Sugisaku, but facing them is the powerful Isamo Kondo and the Shinsengumi.Read More »
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Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky – Papirosnitsa ot Mosselproma AKA The Cigarette Girl of Mosselprom (1924)
1921-1930ComedySilentUSSRYuri ZhelyabuzhskyAs she works in her tedious office job, Maria Ivanovna dreams about being married, and she has particular hopes that her co-worker Nikodim Mityushin will take an interest in her. Nikodim, though, is in love with Zina, who sells cigarettes on the sidewalk, and he frequently buys cigarettes from her even though he does not smoke. One day, a film crew uses Zina as an extra in an outdoor scene, and the cameraman, Latugin, falls in love with her. Latugin soon arranges an acting job for Zina. To complicate matters further, Zina has yet another admirer in Oliver MacBride, an American businessman who is visiting Moscow.Read More »
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Robert Wiene – Orlacs Hände AKA The Hands of Orlac [Murnau Foundation Cut] (1924)
1921-1930AustriaHorrorMysteryRobert WieneA world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he doesn’t know they once belonged to a murderer.Read More »
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Robert F. Hill & Scott Sidney – The Adventures of Tarzan (1921)
1921-1930AdventureRobert F. HillScott SidneySilentUSAWhen Jane is abducted by Arab slave traders, Tarzan comes to her rescue, only to see her kidnapped again by Queen La of Opar. To save Jane, Tarzan must battle both the queen’s minions and William Clayton, who seeks Tarzan’s family title.Read More »