Acting
Fumio Wakamatsu
Known for
Acting
Credits
17 titles
Known for
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Love Shamisen
1946
7.0The tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down 18 opponents. The story has been related in film, rakugo, kodan and on stage many times, in part because Nakayama later joined the famous 47 Ronin (Chushingura) as Horibe Yasubei. But Makino and Inagaki’s version gives no hint of this more serious future, playing up the thrills and the comedy with Bando’s bravura performance. The multiple pans of Yasubei running to the duel are an exemplar of the experimental flourishes of 1930s Japanese cinema and the final duel, performed virtually like a dance number, is a marker of Makino’s love of rhythm and one of the best sword fights in Japanese film history. The film was originally released under the title Chikemuri Takadanoba (Bloody Takadanobaba) with a length of 57 minutes, but suffered some cuts and a title change when it was re-released in 1952.
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
1937
Depicting the lives and spirit of geisha during and after the war.
Oshiroi jō
1947
NRThe first film produced by Daiei.
The March of the Restoration
1942
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Meiji no kyōdai
1946
NRA spearman who had long admired the samurai rises up after learning of cruelty of the samurai class.
Yari-odori gojūsantsugi
1946
Film credits
1940s · 11 titles
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Love Shamisen
1946
Depicting the lives and spirit of geisha during and after the war.
Oshiroi jō
1947
NRThe first film produced by Daiei.
The March of the Restoration
1942
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Meiji no kyōdai
1946
NRA spearman who had long admired the samurai rises up after learning of cruelty of the samurai class.
Yari-odori gojūsantsugi
1946
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Tanosuke Beni
1947
NRA young samurai who’s strong in love but weak in compassion, with a string of eccentric antics, diving into the water, wielding his spear, and fighting valiantly.
General Kappa
1944
No synopsis available yet.
Sabakareru aijō
1947
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Kunisada Chūji
1946
9.0It is a historical drama that follows Katsu Kaishu's efforts to surrender Edo Castle bloodlessly in the first year of the Meiji period.
Last Days of Edo
1941
NRA whirlwind sweeps through Takadanobaba. The familiar fighter Yasubei stuns the city of Edo in this exhilarating tale of swordsmanship and human compassion.
Takadanobaba zengo
1944
1930s · 3 titles
7.0The tale of Nakayama Yasubei’s duel is famous, even if he in reality probably did not cut down 18 opponents. The story has been related in film, rakugo, kodan and on stage many times, in part because Nakayama later joined the famous 47 Ronin (Chushingura) as Horibe Yasubei. But Makino and Inagaki’s version gives no hint of this more serious future, playing up the thrills and the comedy with Bando’s bravura performance. The multiple pans of Yasubei running to the duel are an exemplar of the experimental flourishes of 1930s Japanese cinema and the final duel, performed virtually like a dance number, is a marker of Makino’s love of rhythm and one of the best sword fights in Japanese film history. The film was originally released under the title Chikemuri Takadanoba (Bloody Takadanobaba) with a length of 57 minutes, but suffered some cuts and a title change when it was re-released in 1952.
Blood Spilled at Takadanobaba
1937
NRPrewar jidaigeki starring Denjiro Okochi
Kuriyama Daizen
1936
The film recounts the tragedy of a young outlaw. Considered a lost film.
Ishimatsu from the Forest
1937
