A Color Print of Edo
- Media type
- Film
錦絵江戸姿 旗本と街奴 · A Color Print of Edo · MOVIE
Drama, Action 1939
About this title
The Color Print of Edo is a 1939 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Kazuo Mori. It is a cheerful period drama, sprinkled with comical scenes and tells the story of a loyal and handsome Edo period servant who fights to help his older brother marry the woman he loves. The star of this film, Utaemon Ichikawa, gained enormous popularity for his portrayal of a cheerful and chivalrous man.