Question re 1940 Toho Musical Film Extravaganza

[mccaskem at georgetown.edu]

Many Thanks! I'm in the process of preparing course material for the Fall, this 
part re Kurosawa's early years working under Yamamoto Kajiro, and I only know 
about Enoken in that context, and as a performer in "Tiger's Tail." From the 
pictures I'd seen of him, it seemed to me that somehow he must have put on 
weight just for this role. Now, thanks to you, I know that was this other 
performer, Kishiir.

I just found out from Stuart Galbraith's "Emperor and the Wolf," 657, that 
Enoken no Songoku was a 2-part, 72 min. + 67 min. production. Both parts 
were shown together in theaters.  Galbraith has it as Songoku, and my other 
sources have it as Enoken no Songoku, and all put together in 1 entry.

It's outstanding that there are people on this list like you, who not only already 
know about this film, but know the performers! 

Best Wishes,

Michael McCaskey
Georgetown Univ.