Musical films

[Michael Kerpan]

Makino's 1939 Oshidori utagassen (Singing Lovebirds) features what is almost a samurai chorus line.  A remarkable early Japanese musical (with Takashi Shimura as one of its leads) -- but no ballroom-type dancing.

MEK


--- On Tue, 11/4/08, Roger Macy <macyroger at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

> From: Roger Macy <macyroger at yahoo.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: Musical films
> To: "KineJapan" <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 8:28 AM
> Lorenzo,
> Didn't anyone give this a twirl?
> One or two thoughts to try and get someone else on the
> floor, in case anyone feels like dancing in the streets
> tomorrow -