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.
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 Yōko Umemura | |
| 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 |
Cast
edit- Kaichi Yamamoto
- Yōko Umemura
- Kōji Shima
- Takihika Hisako
Background
editTazuko 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]
Home media
editA 4-minute-long sequence has been published on DVD as complement to Mizoguchi's Orizuru Osen by Digital MEME in 2007.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "唐人お吉". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ a b "唐人お吉(1930・溝口健二)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ French, Lisa (2021). The Female Gaze in Documentary Film: An International Perspective. Springer International Publishing. p. 40. ISBN 9783030680930.
- ^ "唐人お吉 黒船情話". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Downfall of Osen (The) AKA Orizuru Osen". Rewind DVDCompare. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
External links
edit- Tojin Okichi at IMDb
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