|
Tokkan kozo (突貫小僧)
Also known as A Straightforward Boy in the USA
(1929) Japan
B&W : Four reels / 1031 metres
Directed by Yasujirô Ozu
Cast: Tomio Aoki [Tetsubo, the boy], Tatsuo Saitô [Bunkichi, a kidnapper], Takeshi Sakamoto [Boss Gontora]
Scenario by [?] Tadao Ikeda?, from an adaptation by Chuji Nozu of the short story “The Ransom of Red Chief” by O. Henry. Cinematography by Hiroshi Nomura. / Released 23 November 1929. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.
Comedy.
Survival status: Prints exist [incomplete 9.5mm reduction positives (recovered 1988 and 2015)].
Current rights holder: (unknown)
Listing updated: 12 July 2024.
References: Website-IMDb.
Home video: Blu-ray Disc; DVD.
|
