Detective Umon's Diary, Story No. 6 (1930)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1930-05-29
Runtime: 66 minutes
Director: Kumahiko Nishina
Top Cast
- Hiroe Arashi as
- Kanjūrō Arashi as
- Keinosuke Tôyama as
- Monya Onoe as
- Komako Hara as
- Heikuro Imanari as
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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