Detective Umon's Diary, Story No. 6
5.2
May 1930
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.
Runtime:
1 hour 6 minutes
Status:
Released
Original Language:
ja
Budget:
N/A
Revenue:
N/A
Director:
Kumahiko Nishina