Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue

Overview

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.

Cast

Gorō Kawabe

Yaji

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Kita

En'ichirō Jitsukawa

Kimpei Harukawa

Kōichi Katsuragi

Yujiro Yasuda

Midori Komatsu

Okatsu

Yuzuru Kume

Gitaro Matsuda

Kōmei Minami

Toshizo Hijikata

Shōzō Nanbu

Yasota Sugimura

Yukiko Asano

Osaki

Takeo Katsura

Sataro Kawashima