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| Festival Year |
Festival Section |
| 2001 |
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| Film Title |
AKEYUKU SORA |
| Alternative Title 1 |
[DAWNING SKY, THE] |
| Alternative Title 2 |
[CIELO CHE ALBEGGIA] |
| Alternative Title 3 |
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| Country |
Japan |
| Release Date |
1929 |
| Production Co. |
Shochiku |
| Director |
Saito, Torajiro |
| Format |
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Speed (fps) |
| 16mm |
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24 |
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| Footage |
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Time |
| 2148 ft. |
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59' |
| Archive Source |
Matsuda Film Production |
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| Print Notes |
Didascalie in giapponese / Japanese intertitles. |
| Cast |
Yoshiko Kawada
Mitsuko Takao
Sokichi Kawamura
Shoichi Kofujita |
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| Other Credits |
Taketomi, Yoshio (ph.)
Maeno, Shinnosuke (ph.) |
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| Other Information |
Donald Sosin, pianoforte.
prima proiezione / released 25.5.1929 |
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| Program Notes |
After her husband's death, Kyoko is obliged to leave her baby Reiko and return to her parents' home. Her husband's father, Junzo, leaves the city and retires to the country with his granddaughter Reiko. Kyoko, who has now dedicated herself to a religious life, happens to come to the church in the village where Junzo and Reiko live. Reiko finally finds her real mother.
Torajiro Saito was basically a comedy director. His nonsensical and absurd comedies were highly appreciated in the late 1920s and 30s, but very few of his films survive. A rare example of a non-comic film by Saito, this is an adaptation of a girls' novel that somewhat belongs to the "mother film" genre (hahamono eiga). Only a small portion of the film displays Saito's usual comedy touch. Mitsuko Takao, who plays the role of Reiko, was one of the oldest stars in Shochiku's child actor/actress unit. - HK
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