Tōjin Okichi (1930 film)
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Directed byKenji Mizoguchi
Written by
- Shuichi Hatamoto (screenplay)
- Gisaburō Jūichiya (novel)
Starring
- Kaichi Yamamoto
- Yōko Umemura
- Kōji Shima
- Takihika Hisako
Cinematography
- Tatsuyuki Yokota
- Saburo Isayama
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| Directed by | Kenji Mizoguchi |
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| Distributed by | Nikkatsu |
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Running time | 3,152 meters[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tōjin Okichi (Japanese: 唐人お吉), a.k.a. Okichi, Mistress of a Foreigner or Mistress of a Foreigner, is a 1930 silent drama film by Kenji Mizoguchi, based on the novel by Gisaburō Jūichiya.[1][2] Only a fragment of the film has known to have survived.
- Kaichi Yamamoto
- Yōko Umemura
- Kōji Shima
- Takihika Hisako
Background
Tazuko Sakane, who later became the first Japanese woman director, served as script assistant and assistant director on the film.[3]
Jūichiya's novel was again adapted for film in 1937 under the title Tōjin Okichi Kurofune jōwa.[4]
