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The Best Lord in Japan

The Best Lord in Japan

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 8, 1937

Runtime

1h 0m

Genres

Drama, History

Original Title

日本一の殿様

Production Companies

Toho Eiga Co., Ltd.

Director

Ryō Hagiwara

Description

At the residence of a feudal lord in a mountain province, a young lord, accompanied by his vassals and courtiers, listens to the rokyoku singer Toraizo at a leisurely pace. The title of the play is "Notes of Lord Mito's Travels. This play caused great turmoil in the feudal lord's house. The young lord was more impressed than anyone else by Lord Mito's benevolent management and actions, but he made the mistake of trying to follow in his footsteps...