Oatsurae Jirokichi goshi

1931· 80 min★ 6.9· Action, Drama

The only completely preserved silent film directed by Daisuke Ito, this film relates the life of a legendary thief, Jirokichi the Rat in an exquisite original story and through the revolutionary use of dynamic intertitles. The skillful benshi narration featuring a mixture of Edo dialect and Kansai dialect is highly entertaining.

Cast: Denjir� �k�chi, Naoe Fushimi, Nobuko Fushimi, Reizabur� Yamamoto

Director: Daisuke It�