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January 1, 1927
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The vast majority of the commercial films made by Kinugasa in the 1920s have, like almost all Japanese films of the period, been lost. Even a fragmentary survival such as Oni azami is to be celebrated – the more so since the film marked the first of many appearances by popular star Chojiro Hayashi (1908-84) in Kinugasa films. The original story of Oni azami is credited to Fred Niblo, the American director of Blood and Sand (1922) and Ben-Hur (1925). It derives from The Red Lily (1924), a Ramón Novarro vehicle that had been a great success on its release in Japan.
Featured Crew
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Director
Taizō Fuyushima
Screenplay
Fred Niblo
Story
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Cast
Akiko Chihaya
Omitsu
Kazuo Hasegawa
Reizaburo Namiki