Jirokichi the Rat
Directed by Daisuke ItōThe only completely preserved silent film directed by Daisuke Ito, this film relates the life of a legendary thief, Jirokichi the Rat in an exquisite original story and through the revolutionary use of dynamic intertitles. The skillful benshi narration featuring a mixture of Edo dialect and Kansai dialect is highly entertaining.
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Jirokichi the Rat was released on December 31, 1931.
Jirokichi the Rat was directed by Daisuke Itō.
Jirokichi the Rat has a runtime of 80m.
The only completely preserved silent film directed by Daisuke Ito, this film relates the life of a legendary thief, Jirokichi the Rat in an exquisite original story and through the revolutionary use of dynamic intertitles. The skillful benshi narration featuring a mixture of Edo dialect and Kansai dialect is highly entertaining.
The key characters in Jirokichi the Rat are Jirokichi (Denjirō Ōkōchi), Nikichi (Minoru Takase), Osen (Naoe Fushimi).
Jirokichi the Rat is an Action, Drama film.
Jirokichi the Rat has an audience rating of 6.9 out of 10.