Denshichi Torimonocho: Senryo Human Skin

1954 1h 43m JA

Synopsis

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In the era of the twelfth Shogun, Tokugawa Ieyoshi, a notorious bandit known as "Shippu" (or "Swift Wind") emerged in Edo. Shippu would send a warning message called the "Thief's Summons" before striking, yet despite the magistrate's desperate search efforts, they couldn't find any leads. One day, a summons was shot into the residence of Ono Ryusai, who was leading a peaceful retirement life with his two concubines, O-Ran and O-Koshi. With the summons, various individuals including O-Ran's brother Itami Shigoshiro, the master of the Muso-ryu dojo, vigilante Mankichiro, rope expert Gohei, and Den'ichi from Kuromon Town were assigned to monitor the situation. However, while they were distracted by a neighboring fire, a chest containing a thousand ryo was stolen, and O-Koshi was killed.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kōkichi Takada
黒門町の伝七
Kenji Susukida
池の端の万五郎
Yumeji Tsukioka
お俊
Eiji Wakasugi
遠山左衛門尉
Junzaburō Ban
獅子ッ鼻の竹
Shuhei Yamada
三下の紋吉
Yoshito Yamaji
早縄の五兵衛
Masao Aoyama
三太

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sadatsugu Matsuda
Writers: Tatsuro Jinde, Moritarō Sasaki, Masayuki Jo
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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72 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Denshichi Torimonocho" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda, shot by Shintarō Kawasaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Kōkichi Takada and Kenji Susukida and Yumeji Tsukioka carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt22169232 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Sadatsugu Matsuda directs. Shintarō Kawasaki behind the camera. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

172 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Denshichi Torimonocho" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda, shot by Shintarō Kawasaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Kōkichi Takada and Kenji Susukida and Yumeji Tsukioka carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt22169232 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Shintarō Kawasaki
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Denshichi Torimonocho: Senryo Human Skin (1954)

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Denshichi Torimonocho

Denshichi Torimonocho is a detective in the Edo period of Japan. He investigates strange and terrifying mysteries. The 13 movies in the series are all adapted from a novel.