is a 1927 black and white Japanese silent film with
benshi accompaniment directed by Sentaro Shirai. This is a significant and rare film in that it depicts the tragic fate of a Christian lord who fought for his faith in the
Edo period. Especially noteworthy are the final scenes in which
Utaemon Ichikawa
was a Japanese film actor famous for starring roles in jidaigeki from the 1920s to the 1960s. Trained in kabuki from childhood, he made his film debut in 1925 at Makino Film Productions under Shōzō Makino. Quickly gaining popularity, he follow ...
takes on his enemy with a gash in his forehead and wild, unkempt hair.
External links
''Dokuro'' on Internet Movie Database
1927 films
Japanese silent films
Japanese black-and-white films
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