Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue (弥次喜多 尊王の巻, Yajikita sonnō no maki, lit. "Yaji and Kita: The Loyalists") is a 1927 Japanese black and white silent comedy film directed by Tomiyasu Ikeda and stars Denjiro Okochi and Goro Kawabe, his senior at Nikkatsu.[1][2] The film showcases the comic talent of Denjiro Okochi, which contrasts with his performance in Oatsurae Jirokichi Koshi.
| Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue | |
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| Directed by | Tomiyasu Ikeda |
| Written by | Tomiyasu Ikeda |
| Produced by | Nikkatsu |
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| Cinematography | Junichiro Aoshima |
Production company | |
Release date | 1927 |
Running time | 10 reels |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot edit
Yaji and Kita are two goofy men, who are captured by the police and saved by a samurai, who is also later arrested, then they decide to save him.
Cast edit
- Denjiro Okochi - Kita
- Goro Kawabe - Yaji
- Yoneko Sakai
- Koichi Sakuragi
Versions edit
A 15-minute remnant of the film, which was originally 10-reels long,[3] was released on DVD by Digital Meme with benshi accompaniment by Midori Sawato and Ryubi Kato.
References edit
- ^ "Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue". Letterboxd. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Yaji Kita Toba sonnō no maki". Japanese Cinema Database. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "弥次喜多 尊王の巻". 日活 (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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