Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
1927Yaji 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.
Acted in
Gorō Kawabe
as Yaji
Denjirō Ōkōchi
as Kita
En'ichirō Jitsukawa
as Kimpei Harukawa
Kōichi Katsuragi
as Yujiro Yasuda
Midori Komatsu
as Okatsu
Yuzuru Kume
as Gitaro Matsuda
Kōmei Minami
as Toshizo Hijikata
Shōzō Nanbu
as Yasota Sugimura
Yukiko Asano
as Osaki
Takeo Katsura
as Sataro Kawashima
Yutaka Mimasu
as Tôichiro Shinohara
Shirō Niizuma
as Danroku Yamaarashi
Kajō Onoe
as Tsunesuke Maehara
Tamitaro Onoe
as Isami Kondo
Toka Onoe
as Niimi, Gonzô
Yoneko Sakai
as Someka
Kumeko Urabe
as Otoku
Umeko Sakuragi
as Osato
Toka Onoe
as Niimi Gonzô