Draft:Ojo Okichi
Rediscovered 1935 film made by Tatsunosuke Takashima. It was rediscovered in 2008 after being lost.
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"Ojo Okichi" (also known as "お譲お吉" or "Ms. Okichi") is a 1935 Japanese drama film directed by Tatsunosuke Takashima with help from Kenji Mizoguchi and produced by the studio Daiichi Eiga-sha. The film was believed to have been lost, but was later rediscovered.[1][2]
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Plot Synopsis
Okichi (played by Isuzu Yamada) is the daughter of a bankrupt innkeeper. While her brother has gotten into conning people, she is betrothed to the son of a very wealthy couple to try and gain her families money back. She pretends to be the wealthy, cultured daughter of a samurai, but refuses to meet the man in person. At the wedding, Okichi substitutes herself for another woman, and when the man figures out he pays her to keep quiet. Meanwhile, Okichi falls in love with another man named Hanjiro (played by Toshio Hayashi). Okichi becomes entwined in her brothers scams, and is almost arrested by the police, but later runs away with Hanjiro.[3][4]
Production
The film was directed by Tatsunosuke Takashima and Kenji Mizoguchi. The script was written by Matsutarō Kawaguchi. Music for the film was composed by Randô Fukuda and sound effects were made by Itsuki Morita and Shigenobu Susuki. Cinematography was done by Kichishirô Uchisumi. Sets were designed by Kazuo Hanatani, Goro Hisamitsu, and Gonjirô Saitô.[5][6]
Cast
- Miss Okichi - Isuzu Yamada
- Hanjiro - Toshio Hayashi
- Okane - Komako Hara
- Otsune - Yôko Umemura
- Senta - Kasuke Koizumi
- Shohei - Ryûnosuke Kumoi
- Yakichi - Arata Shibata
- Nisaburo - Shinpachirô Asaka
- Osaki - Shizuko Takizawa
- Hikotaro - Josuke Hara
- Hikobei - Hikaru Tôjô
- Kyuzo - Ryûzô Niijima
- Masakichi - Shigeki Haruoka
- Kinsuke - Kintarô Toyokuni
- Heibei - Seiji Tsuga
- Oyasu - Kuniko Haruno[7]