雄呂血 Orochi (1925)
English title: Serpent
Japan/Silent/B&W
Directed by Buntarō Futagawa
Written by Rokuhei Susukita
Cast:
Tsumasaburô Bandô...Heisaburo Kuritomi
Misao Seki...Hyozan Matsusumi
Utako Tamaki...Namie, Hyôzan's daughter
Kensaku Haruji...Shin'nojo Esaki, her husband
Momotarô Yamamura...Shinpachiro Namioka
Kotonosuke Nakamura...Kokichi
Shigeyo Arashi...Nekohachi
Kichimatsu Nakamura...Jirozo Akagi
Zen'ichirô Yasuda...Santa
Shizuko Mori...Ochiyo
The story of a samurai who falls on hard times due to misunderstandings and explains the plots of his enemies. Such explanations superbly depict the absurdity of the samurai's unjust world.
Orochi is a 1925 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Buntarō Futagawa. It is the most popular and beloved film of Tsumasaburō Bandō, featuring the star at the height of his fame.
The film title was originally "Outlaw," but was banned by Japanese censors and police because the depiction of an outlaw as a hero was seen as a very dangerous suggestion. The title was later changed to "Serpent," describing how Tsumasaburō Bandō wiggles when he fights back, and how even in death, a serpent still looks terrifying.
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