An important silent film survives, Kumahiko Nishina's Umon torimonocho rokuban tegara jinenji kidan (The Samurai Detective, aka The Detective Records of Umon, aka Detective Umon Diary: Exploit Number Six, 1930). Umon on his shining white horse stops a conspiracy against the Shogun. Umon was played by Kanjuro Arashi in this early film, & long after in the post-Occupation jidaigeki revival he reprised the role in Kajiro Yamamoto's Muttsuri Umon torimonocho (1955), helping to launch the renewed interest in such films.
Stars: Hiroe Arashi, Kanjūrō Arashi, Keinosuke Tôyama, Monya Onoe, Komako Hara, Heikuro Imanari
Crew: Kumahiko Nishina (Director), Mitsuzō Sasaki (Writer), Jun Shigemasa (Writer), Sadao Yamanaka (Writer)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語, No Language
Studio: Tôa Kinema
Runtime: 66 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 29, 1930
IMDb: 5.8
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