Detective Umon's Diary, Story No. 6 (1930)

An important silent film survives, Kumahiko Nishina's Umon torimonocho rokuban tegara jinenji kidan (The Samurai Detective, aka The Detective Records of Umon, aka Detective Umon Diary: Exploit Number Six, 1930). Umon on his shining white horse stops a conspiracy against the Shogun. Umon was played by Kanjuro Arashi in this early film, & long after in the post-Occupation jidaigeki revival he reprised the role in Kajiro Yamamoto's Muttsuri Umon torimonocho (1955), helping to launch the renewed interest in such films.

Directing:
  • Kumahiko Nishina

Writing:
  • Mitsuzō Sasaki
  • Sadao Yamanaka
  • Jun Shigemasa

Stars:
Release Date: 1930-05-29
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  • Country: JP
  • Language: 日本語 | No Language
  • Runtime: 66
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