The Million Ryo Pot
The Million Ryo Pot (丹下左膳余話 百萬両の壺, Tange Sazen Yowa: Hyakuman Ryō no Tsubo) is a 1935 black and white Japanese comedy film directed by Sadao Yamanaka and starring Denjirō Ōkōchi.
| The Million Ryo Pot 丹下左膳余話 百萬両の壺 | |
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| Directed by | Sadao Yamanaka |
| Produced by | Nikkatsu |
| Starring | Denjirō Ōkōchi Kiyozo |
| Distributed by | Nikkatsu |
Release date | 15 June 1935 |
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast
- Denjirō Ōkōchi: Tange Sazen
- Kiyozo: Ofuji
- Kunitaro Sawamura: Genzaburo Yagyu
- Reisaburo Yamamoto: Yokichi
- Minoru Takase: Shigeju
- Ranko Hanai: Ogino
Story
A man gives an old pot to his brother, not realizing there is a treasure map inside. His sister-in-law sells the pot to a junk dealer, who in turn sells it to a boy named Yasu. A cast of colorful characters are all looking for this pot, and when the child runs away after being chided by Ogino, everyone goes after him. The end, however, is covered in disappointment - the hope of each character that their world will get better is each individually crushed, in a humorous manner.
Reception
Mark Schilling of The Japan Times noted that the film was "universally considered the best of all the Tange Sazen lot."[1]
References
- Schilling, Mark (7 July 2004). "A classic -- by the numbers". The Japan Times.
External links
- The Million Ryo Pot (丹下左膳余話 百萬両の壺) on IMDb
- The Million Ryo Pot at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)