
Film
A Color Print of Edo
1939 · 1h 5m · Drama · Action
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- 7.4
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Overview
The Color Print of Edo is a 1939 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Kazuo Mori. It is a cheerful period drama, sprinkled with comical scenes and tells the story of a loyal and handsome Edo period servant who fights to help his older brother marry the woman he loves. The star of this film, Utaemon Ichikawa, gained enormous popularity for his portrayal of a cheerful and chivalrous man.
Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa

Junzaburō Ban
Yaeko Kumoi

Shinpachirō Asaka
Wakako Kunitomo
Chihaya

Shōzō Nanbu

Taisuke Matsumoto
Okubo Hikozaemon

Eigorō Onoe

Kōichi Katsuragi
Matsuko Miho
Tarô Bandô
Setsuko Kai
Midori Wakakusa
Fujine Kaori
Crew
- Kazuo MoriDirector
- Shōtarō SaijōWriter
- Tsunejiro KawasakiDirector of Photography
Details
- Release date
- May 10, 1939
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Genres
- Drama, Action
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