Japanese jidaigeki from 1927. The titular character's nickname may suggest agility, stealth, or other outstanding skills.
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Hisao Kubota
Sankichi the Flying Squirrel
Also in
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Dekao Yokoo
Daisaku Matoba
Known for
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Shoichi Nodera
Tazaemon of Wakasa-ya
Also in
Sword of Penitence
Crying to the Blue Sky
Kinuyo Tanaka
Oshizu (Tazaemon's Daughter)
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
Ugetsu
Hikaru Kicchôji
Kinnosuke Katsuragi
Also in
Sword of Penitence
The Scent of Pheasant’s Eye: An Episode from the Tales of Flowers
Kenji Kimura
Jizaemon
Also in
I Graduated, But...
Walk Cheerfully
Takeshi Sakamoto
Jin'emon Honjō
Known for
A Story of Floating Weeds
I Was Born, But...
Sakiko Yanagi
Omatsu of Benten
Also in
The Cuckoo
The Loyal 47 Ronin
Tsutomu Shigemune Director · Yoshio Muraoka Screenplay Hamataro Oda Cinematographer
First release August 12, 1927 · Produced in Japan · Production Shochiku Kinema (Kamata)
Production
Shochiku
Production
Shochiku Kinema (Kamata)
Production
Japan
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Original title
むさゝびの三吉
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Japan · August 12, 1927
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No release date listed for United States.
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