Detective Umon's Diary, Story No. 6

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 29, 1930

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Tôa Kinema

Cast

Komako Hara,Monya Onoe,Heikuro Imanari,Keinosuke Tôyama,Hiroe Arashi,Kanjūrō Arashi

Director

Kumahiko Nishina

Writer

Mitsuzō Sasaki,Sadao Yamanaka,Jun Shigemasa

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0165522