Tokyo March (1929) movie poster

Tokyo March

1929 · 24 min · Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

Tokyo March (1929) is a romance, directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It stars Shizue Natsukawa and 一木札二. The 24-minute film holds an audience score of 6.1/10.

Cast
Shizue Natsukawa Shizue Natsukawa 一 一木札二 Eiji Takagi Eiji Takagi Isamu Kosugi Isamu Kosugi Takako Irie Takako Irie T Taeko Sakuma

What Tokyo March Is About

A love tragedy built on the class divide in Taishō Japan, and one of the socially inclined pictures Mizoguchi made at the end of the twenties. Its scenes of Tokyo in that decade are now treated as a document in their own right. The title comes from the song composed by Shinpei Nakayama and sung by Chiyako Sato; the record sold four hundred thousand copies, making it one of Japan’s first popular music successes, and the joint marketing of song and film is counted among the earliest examples of that practice anywhere. Only something under half an hour of the picture survives.

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What is Tokyo March about?

A love tragedy built on the class divide in Taishō Japan, and one of the socially inclined pictures Mizoguchi made at the end of the twenties. Its scenes of Tokyo in that decade are now treated as a document in their own right.

Where can I watch Tokyo March?

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How long is Tokyo March?

Tokyo March runs for 24 minutes (24m).

When did Tokyo March come out?

Tokyo March was released in 1929.

Who directed Tokyo March?

Tokyo March was directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.

Who stars in Tokyo March?

Tokyo March stars Shizue Natsukawa, 一木札二, Eiji Takagi, Isamu Kosugi.

What is Tokyo March's rating?

Tokyo March holds 6.6/10 on IMDb and 6.1/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 67 out of 100.

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