阪妻―阪東妻三郎の生涯 · 1988

King of Swashbuckler: Life of Tsumasaburō Bandō

Shunsui Matsuda · 91 min

A biographical documentary produced as part of the 20th anniversary project of the silent film appreciation society led by Shunsui Matsuda, who was known as a silent film narrator, film collector and exhibitor. The film features interviews with directors and related parties involved in the production while inserting scenes from period dramas starring Tsumasanburo Bando throughout from Matsuda’s extensive collection. Completed in 1980 but not released to the general public until 1993 on the 40th anniversary of Bando’s death and Matsuda’s seventh anniversary.

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Production companies

Matsuda Eigasha

Cast

• Shunsui Matsuda

  (Narrator)

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  Hiroshi Inagaki

  Self

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  Daisuke Itō

  Self

• Ryū Kuze

  Self

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  Shizuko Mori

  Self

• Toshio Ōtani

  Self

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  Utako Tamaki

  Self

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  Takahiro Tamura

  Self