Benten kozo
First film adaptation of the kabuki play Benten Kozo, about a thief who steals from the rich and gives to the poor...
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Kazuo Hasegawa
Benten Kozo Kikunosuke
Known for
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Gate of Hell
Ippei Sōma
Nihon Daemon
Also in
Castle of Wind and Clouds
Chronicles of a Sea Country
Shinkuro Masamune
Nango Rikimaru
Also in
Castle of Wind and Clouds
Chronicles of a Sea Country
Akiko Chihaya
Tsutsui's daughter Otsuta
Also in
Crossroads
A Woman Crying in Spring
Yoshie Nakagawa
Mother Okura
Known for
A Page of Madness
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
Yukiko Ogawa
Maid Otose
Also in
Crossroads
Kagaribi
Sayoko Kuze
Osaraba Oden
No other roles listed
Misao Seki
Hamamatsuya Kobe
Known for
A Page of Madness
Meiichiro Ozawa
Tamashima Itsuto
Also in
Chronicles of a Sea Country
Kinnosuke Takamatsu
Murai Gunzo
Known for
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
A Page of Madness
Tetsu Tsuboi
Tsuta no Seikichi
Known for
A Page of Madness
Teinosuke Kinugasa Director · Keiichiro Akabane Screenplay Kōhei Sugiyama Cinematographer
First release January 4, 1928 · Produced in Japan · Original title 弁天小僧
Production
Shochiku
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Japan
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Original title
弁天小僧
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 4, 1928
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No release date listed for United States.
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