Yaji_and_Kita:_Yasuda's_Rescue

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Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

1927 film

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.

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Plot

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

Versions

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

  1. [1]
    "Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue". Letterboxd. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Yaji Kita Toba sonnō no maki". Japanese Cinema Database. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. [3]
    "弥次喜多 尊王の巻". 日活 (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 May 2018.


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