Tokyo March | |
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Cover of sheet music for the theme song
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Directed by | Kenji Mizoguchi |
Starring |
Shizue Natsukawa Reiji Ichiki |
Release date
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1929 (Japan) |
Running time
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24 min. (existing fragment) |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Tokyo March (東京行進曲 Tōkyō kōshinkyoku?) is a 1929 black and white Japanese silent film, originally presented with benshi accompaniment, directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It is a classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in modern Japan, depicted in Mizoguchi's typical style. The theme song "Tokyo March" was originally sung by Chiyako Sato.