Akanishi Kakita / Kai Harada
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With Chiezô Kataoka, Shôsaku Sugiyama, Sôjin Kamiyama, Yôko Umemura. Akanishi Kakita moved from the countryside to a big city. Although he comes from the samurai class, he now lives in poverty among the common people in times of rebellion, but the failed Kakita is not skilled in martial arts.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Mansaku Itami
- 1936-06-18
1936. Japanese with English subtitles. 35mm. 77 minutes. Known for his easy knack for wry satire, director Mansaku Itami here presents an unusual antiheroic figure in what many consider his best work: a character study of a poor country samurai who survives during rebellious times without the usual derring-do.
A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him. After collecting enough information to prove a conspiracy, the samurai needs to devise some way of leaving Edo without creating suspicion and comes up with a cockeyed plan.
A poor samurai from the country moves to the city and survives among the common people in times of rebellion.
- Drama
- Chiezo Kataoka
- Mansaku Itami
< > Akanishi Kakita moves from the countryside to a big city. Although he comes from the samurai class, he now lives in poverty among the common people in times of rebellion, but the failed Kakita is not skilled in martial arts.
Synopsis. Akanishi Kakita moved from the countryside to a big city. Although he comes from the samurai class, he now lives in poverty among the common people in times of rebellion, but...
Capricious Young Man is a film directed by Mansaku Itami with Chiezô Kataoka, Shôsaku Sugiyama, Sojin, Yôko Umemura .... Year: 1936. Original title: Akanishi Kakita. Synopsis: A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him.
