Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

15 mins | Dec. 30, 1927

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue is a 1927 black and white Japanese silent film directed by Tomiyasu Ikeda.[1] This comedy film showcases the comic talent of Denjiro Okochi, which contrasts markedly with his heroic performance in Oatsurae Jirokichi Koshi. The humorous exchanges with Goro Kawabe, his senior at Nikkatsu, can be priceless, with the expressions and movements of the two goofy characters making for pure, hilarious slapstick comedy. A 15-minute remnant of the film was released on DVD by Digital Meme with benshi accompaniment by Midori Sawato and Ryubi Kato.

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

15 mins | Dec. 30, 1927

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue is a 1927 black and white Japanese silent film directed by Tomiyasu Ikeda.[1] This comedy film showcases the comic talent of Denjiro Okochi, which contrasts markedly with his heroic performance in Oatsurae Jirokichi Koshi. The humorous exchanges with Goro Kawabe, his senior at Nikkatsu, can be priceless, with the expressions and movements of the two goofy characters making for pure, hilarious slapstick comedy. A 15-minute remnant of the film was released on DVD by Digital Meme with benshi accompaniment by Midori Sawato and Ryubi Kato.
Producers Nikkatsu Corporation
Original title 弥次喜多 尊王の巻
Directors Tomiyasu Ikeda
Writers Tomiyasu Ikeda

Cast

Gorō Kawabe

as Yaji

Yukiko Asano

as Osaki

Enichiro Jitsukawa

as Kimpei Harukawa

Takeo Katsura

as Sataro Kawashima

Kōichi Katsuragi

as Yujiro Yasuda

Midori Komatsu

as Okatsu

Jo Kume

as Gitaro Matsuda

Yutaka Mimasu

as Tôichiro Shinohara

Kōmei Minami

as Toshizo Hijikata

Shōzō Nanbu

as Yasota Sugimura

Shirô Niizuma

as Danroku Yamaarashi

Kajō Onoe

as Tsunesuke Maehara

Tamitaro Onoe

as Isami Kondo

Ôka Onoe

as Niimi, Gonzô

Yoneko Sakai

as Someka

Kumeko Urabe

as Otoku

Umeko Sakuragi

as Osato

Toka Onoe

as Niimi Gonzô