Michiyo, an orphan and factory working girl, lives with her labourer uncle and his wife in Tokyo. When he loses his job, they decide to sell her as a geisha. In a dream, Michiyo remembers her deceased mother, a geisha who was in love with a customer who left her after Michiyo's birth. Yoshiki and Sakuma, sons of upper-class families, spot Michiyo in the backyard of her uncle's house and both fall in love with her. Some time later, Michiyo has become a geisha and is now working under the name of Orie. Yoshiki's father, businessman Fujimoto, has developed a crush on Orie, but seeing the ring on her finger which she received from her mother, he realises that she is his daughter whom he once left behind. Yoshiki, who competed with Sakuma for Orie's love, is devastated to learn that she is his sister. Sakuma and Orie marry, while Yoshiki sets forth on a journey to forget.
The success of the 1929 song "Tōkyō kōshinkyoku", sung by Chiyako Satō, led to the composure of a serialised novel by Hiroshi Kikuchi, the production of Mizoguchi's film by the Nikkatsu studio (while the novel was still unfinished), and even a stage play.[5][6] Originally planned as a part-talkie with sound interludes containing music, the film was eventually released as a complete silent film.[7] Similar to Mizoguchi's Metropolitan Symphony (Tokai kokyōkyoku), Tokyo March presented love as the link between members of the proletariat and the upper class.[4]
Home mediaedit
A 24-minute-long fragment of the film has been published on DVD as complement to Mizoguchi's The Water Magician by Digital MEME in 2007.[8]
Referencesedit
^ ab"東京行進曲". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 October 2022.
^ abc"東京行進曲". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 October 2022.
^ abLe Fanu, Mark (2005). Mizoguchi and Japan. London: BFI Publishing. ISBN978-1-84457-057-7.
^ abAnderson, Joseph L.; Richie, Donald (1959). The Japanese Film – Art & Industry. Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company.
^Nishii, Yaeko (2013). "菊池寛 交錯する「東京行進曲」 : 映画小唄の牽引力". 日本近代文学 (in Japanese). 89. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
^Bourdaghs, Michael K. (2012). "The Music Will Set You Free". Sayonara Amerika, Sayonara Nippon: A Geopolitical Prehistory of J-pop. Columbia University Press. p. 36. ISBN9780231158749.
^Domenig, Roland, ed. (2007). Wien und Tokyo, 1930-1945: Alltag, Kultur, Konsum. Abteilung für Japanologie des Instituts für Ostasienwissenschaften der Universität Wien. p. 109. ISBN9783900362225.
^"Water Magician (The) AKA Taki no shiraito". Rewind DVDCompare. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
tokyo, march, 東京行進曲, tōkyō, kōshinkyoku, 1929, japanese, silent, drama, film, directed, kenji, mizoguchi, left, leaning, tendency, films, mizoguchi, made, late, 1920s, only, fragment, film, exists, today, cover, sheet, music, theme, songdirected, bykenji, mizo. Tokyo March 東京行進曲 Tōkyō kōshinkyoku is a 1929 Japanese silent drama film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi 1 2 It is one of the left leaning tendency films Mizoguchi made in the late 1920s 3 4 Only a fragment of the film exists today 3 Tokyo MarchCover of sheet music for the theme songDirected byKenji MizoguchiWritten byChiio Kimura screenplay Hiroshi Kikuchi novel StarringShizue NatsukawaReiji IchikiIsamu KosugiEiji TakagiTakako IrieCinematographyTatsuyuki YokotaProductioncompanyNikkatsuRelease date31 May 1929 1929 05 31 Japan 1 2 Running time2 777 meters 2 CountryJapanLanguageJapanese Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Background 4 Home media 5 References 6 External linksPlot editMichiyo an orphan and factory working girl lives with her labourer uncle and his wife in Tokyo When he loses his job they decide to sell her as a geisha In a dream Michiyo remembers her deceased mother a geisha who was in love with a customer who left her after Michiyo s birth Yoshiki and Sakuma sons of upper class families spot Michiyo in the backyard of her uncle s house and both fall in love with her Some time later Michiyo has become a geisha and is now working under the name of Orie Yoshiki s father businessman Fujimoto has developed a crush on Orie but seeing the ring on her finger which she received from her mother he realises that she is his daughter whom he once left behind Yoshiki who competed with Sakuma for Orie s love is devastated to learn that she is his sister Sakuma and Orie marry while Yoshiki sets forth on a journey to forget Cast editShizue Natsukawa as Michiyo Orie Reiji Ichiki as Yoshiki Isamu Kosugi as Sakuma Eiji Takagi as Fujimoto Takako Irie as SayurikoBackground editThe success of the 1929 song Tōkyō kōshinkyoku sung by Chiyako Satō led to the composure of a serialised novel by Hiroshi Kikuchi the production of Mizoguchi s film by the Nikkatsu studio while the novel was still unfinished and even a stage play 5 6 Originally planned as a part talkie with sound interludes containing music the film was eventually released as a complete silent film 7 Similar to Mizoguchi s Metropolitan Symphony Tokai kokyōkyoku Tokyo March presented love as the link between members of the proletariat and the upper class 4 Home media editA 24 minute long fragment of the film has been published on DVD as complement to Mizoguchi s The Water Magician by Digital MEME in 2007 8 References edit a b 東京行進曲 Kinenote in Japanese Retrieved 9 October 2022 a b c 東京行進曲 Japanese Movie Database in Japanese Retrieved 9 October 2022 a b Le Fanu Mark 2005 Mizoguchi and Japan London BFI Publishing ISBN 978 1 84457 057 7 a b Anderson Joseph L Richie Donald 1959 The Japanese Film Art amp Industry Rutland Vermont and Tokyo Charles E Tuttle Company Nishii Yaeko 2013 菊池寛 交錯する 東京行進曲 映画小唄の牽引力 日本近代文学 in Japanese 89 Retrieved 10 October 2022 Bourdaghs Michael K 2012 The Music Will Set You Free Sayonara Amerika Sayonara Nippon A Geopolitical Prehistory of J pop Columbia University Press p 36 ISBN 9780231158749 Domenig Roland ed 2007 Wien und Tokyo 1930 1945 Alltag Kultur Konsum Abteilung fur Japanologie des Instituts fur Ostasienwissenschaften der Universitat Wien p 109 ISBN 9783900362225 Water Magician The AKA Taki no shiraito Rewind DVDCompare Retrieved 10 October 2022 External links editTokyo March at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tokyo March amp oldid 1190815486, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
