Demon Thistle 1927
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The vast majority of the commercial films made by Kinugasa in the 1920s have, like almost all Japanese films of the period, been lost. Even a fragmentary survival such as Oni azami is to be celebrated – the more so since the film marked the first of many appearances by popular star Chojiro Hayashi (1908-84) in Kinugasa films. The original story of Oni azami is credited to Fred Niblo, the American director of Blood and Sand (1922) and Ben-Hur (1925). It derives from The Red Lily (1924), a Ramón Novarro vehicle that had been a great success on its release in Japan.
- Released: 1927-01-01
- Runtime: 14 minutes
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- Stars: Akiko Chihaya, Kazuo Hasegawa
- Director: Teinosuke Kinugasa, Taizō Fuyushima, Fred Niblo
