31 May 1929 Drama, Romance 24 mins
A classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in Taishō-era Japan, The nostalgic scenes of 1920s Tokyo provides a valuable visual experience set against the background of the title song, "Tokyo March." (Sadly, less than a half hour of the footage has been recovered and restored.)
Watch the official Tokyo March 1929 trailer in HD below.
Shizue Natsukawa as 道代（後に折枝）
Eiji Takagi as 藤本良樹の父（富豪）
Isamu Kosugi as 佐久間雄吉
Takako Irie as 早百合
Taeko Sakuma as 早百合の妹なつ子
Hisako Takihana as 澄江（後にるり子）
Shōzō Nanbu as 劇作家島津健
Kan'ichi Tani as 洋画家松並信男
Bontarō Miake as 松並の弟敏男
Takaya Ito as 外交官安田
Kenji Mizoguchi Director
Kan Kikuchi Novel
Tatsuyuki Yokota Director of Photography
Chiio Kimura Writer
La marcha de Tokyo Trailer
Tokyo koshin-kyoku Trailer
Japan 31 May 1929
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Tokyo March (東京行進曲 Tōkyō kōshinkyoku) Black and white Japanese silent film originally presented with benshi accompaniment directed by Kenji ...
With Narrator.
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Have you watched Tokyo March yet? What did you think about it?
Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1929 Nikkatsu Uzumasa Studio.
