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Koina no Ginpei, Migratory Snowbird (1931)

Directed by Tomikazu Miyata

Overview

Based on the original story of a wandering gambler written by the popular author Shin Hasegawa. This is the first film adaptation of his story, which later inspired many filmmakers to create further adaptations of his work. The first half of the movie depicts a man’s jealousy of his best friend and the woman he loves. The second part depicts a hero who is ready to put the past behind him and risk his life for his friend.

Length 59 minutes

Actors

Tsumasaburô Bandô | Kikuya Okada | Naminosuke Horikawa | Ryûsui Iwami | Saburô Kojima | Reiko Mochizuki | Yûkichi Nagae | Mitsuo Namino | Seiichi Saga | Juichiro Sakata | Zen'ichirô Yasuda | Tamotsu Yasukawa | Shûzaburô Ôkubo | Kotonosuke Nakamura