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モダン怪談 100,000,000円 (松竹グラフ) [Modern Horror 100,000,000 yen (Shochiku Graph)]

Film Synopsis

A runaway couple lost deep in the mountains happen to find the buried treasure of famous thief Chuji Kunisada. Director Torajiro Saito is a comedy king and it is said that his comedy was at its most radical in his silent era, but only three of his silents remained. This fourth discovery turned out to be his earliest surviving comedy, though a digest version of home use 16mm (about 20% out of original length of 1,399m on 5 reels), and the director’s three sons stepped forward to sponsor this restoration in 2005, to celebrate their father’s centenary.

This was the first installment of “Adopt-A-Film” project by Film Preservation Society, which involves asking for donations for the full cost of restoration of a discovered film and putting the donor’s name at the top of the restored print. Eventually the original film is given back to the owner, and the restored 35mm print is kept in an archival (cool and dry) environment.

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Film Details

Alternate Titles: Modern Horror 100,000,000 yen [Shuchiku Graph]

Language: Japanese

Original Production Country: Japan

Original Release Year: 1929

Original Elements Held By: Private ownership (16mm digest version for home use)

Original Distribution Company: Shochiku Kinema

Production Company: Shochiku Kinema, Kamata Studio

Executive Producer:

Producer:

Director: Torajiro Saito

Writer: Tadao Ikeda

Cinematography: Yoshio Taketomi

Editor: 

Sound Editor:

Music/Score: 

Narrator:

Other Credits: Original story by Fumio Omori, Cast: Tatsuo Saito, Junko Matsui

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Colour System: B/W

Duration: 15 mins

Restoration Details

Status: Released

Country Where Restored: Japan

Country Restoration First Screened: Japan

Lab Image Restored By: Ikueisha, Inc.

Lab Audio Restored By: 

Archive Partner(s) in Restoration: 

Restored Elements Held By: National Film Archive of Japan (a dupe neg and a projection print on 35mm)

Restoration Funded By: Minoru Saito, Masayasu Saito, Kosei Saito

Restoration Premiere: National Film Center “Torajiro Saito and Hiromasa Nomura Retrospective at their Centenary”, 4 November 2005

Restoration General Release Date: 

Screening Rights Held By:

BD/DVD Release: DVD with English subtitles is available from Film Preservation Society. 

Genre

Comedy

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The report on this restoration was submitted by Takeo Nagano in NFC newsletter No.63 (2005 October-November issue) p. 9.

Info Source

AWRA; KIFPS

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Since 2012, Restoration Asia has been a showcase for the work of archives, technical service providers and distributors in their efforts to preserve the audio-visual heritage of Asia.

Restoration Asia is coordinated by OWL Studio, and is designed for archivists, scholars, students and professionals as well as those with a shared passion for the preservation and restoration of Asian Cinema & Asia’s cinematographic history.

レストレーションアジアは、アジア内外のアーカイブ、技術サービスプロバイダー、そして配給業者の仕事を紹介すると共に、アジアの映像遺産を保存する取り組みに焦点を当てます。

この継続的な技術シンポジウムは、アーキビスト、学者、学生、そしてプロフェッショナルのためにデザインされました。アジア映画とアジアの映画史の保存と復元のための情熱を共有するシンポジウムです。

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