The King of Rowing

Overview

A pre-war sports movie by director Tomu Uchida. This story is set at the Waseda-Keio regatta. This was shot at the banks of the Sumida River, where the regatta is still held today. The main stroke role of Mochizuki was played by young star Tsunemi Hirose. Mochizuki, who enrolled in A University that lost the previous year gains the trust of the President's niece Mitsuko (Shizue Natsukawa) but a spy from the other side uses this relationship to create a scandal. The regatta approaches, with Mochizuki not able to participate... The supporters and atmosphere of student sports at the time are well presented.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 5, 1927

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

Cast

Yutaka Mimasu,Ichirō Sugai,Hikaru Kōbe,Shizue Natsukawa,Shōzō Nanbu,Tsunemi Hirose

Director

Tomu Uchida

Writer

Yoshiaki Yano

Cinematography

Seigo Kiga

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt23555388