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黒手組助六 (マーヴェルグラフ) [Kurotegumi Sukeroku (Marvel Graph)]

Film Synopsis

Shinzaemon has been Sukeroku’s enemy ever since Sukeroku fought and defeated gangs from Shinzaemon’s group at a Kabuki theatre over Agemaki from Miuraya. Sukeroku swears that he will never draw his sword until he finds his family’s treasured blade, Tomokirimaru, so he gets insulted often by Shinzaemon’s men. Bunzaemon redeems Agemaki for Sukeroku ahead of Shinzaemon, but Sukeroku, ever the gentleman, does not accept. When Shinzaemon snatches Agemaki, it is found that he has Tomokirimaru. Sukeroku overcomes Shinzaemon in a once-in-a-lifetime fight, and saves Agemaki.

The legendary Japanese film star Kazuo Hasegawa plays the leading role in this story as Sukeroku, a well-known hero in Kabuki. The film was released in 1929, the third year after Hasegawa’s debut under his early screen name Chojiro Hayashi. This is quite a valuable discovery because most of Hasegawa’s films with Shochiku have been lost. The young Hasegawa’s brilliant charisma is fully captured by the camerawork of Kohei Sugiyama, who is also known for his work with such directors as Teinosuke Kinugasa and Kenji Mizoguchi.

This is a condensed version on 16mm (314m out of the original 996m), sold under the “Marvel Graph” label. “Marvel Graph” was a brand name for the 16mm digest film series of Jujiya Gakkiten, a musical instrument company in Tokyo, which was licensed by major production companies like Shochiku and Makino to produce digest versions of their feature films. This Marvel Graph version survived the war, and was kept in good condition by a family along with their home movies. This is the 5th “Adopt a Film” project started in 2007 and finished in January 2009, with the kind assistance of actress Kiyo Hasegawa, the daughter of the film’s star.

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Film Details

Alternate Titles: Kurotegumi Sukeroku [Marvel Graph]

Language: Japanese

Original Production Country: Japan

Original Release Year: 1929

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

Original Distribution Company: Shochiku Kinema

Production Company: Shochiku Kinema, Shimokamo Studio

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Director: Taizo Fuyushima

Writer: Kosen Maeda

Cinematography: Kohei Sugiyama

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Other Credits: Cast: Chojiro Hayashi (later Kazuo Hasegawa)

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Colour System: B/W

Duration: 16 mins (fps16)

Restoration Details

Status: Released

Country Where Restored: Japan

Country Restoration First Screened: 

Lab Image Restored By: IMAGICA WEST

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Archive Partner(s) in Restoration: 

Restored Elements Held By: Museum of Kyoto

Restoration Funded By: Kiyo Hasegawa

Restoration Premiere: The 4th Film Restoration and Preservation Workshop/Museum of Kyoto, 30 August 2009; Shown at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in 2009

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

Genre

Samurai Fiction

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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。

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