[KineJapan] Can anyone assist with identifying these 1930's-1940's Kinema Stars?

[reeldrew at aol.com]

  I believe the last one in this group, no. 11, is Denmei Suzuki (1900-1985). A very popular star who also did some directing, he was a former athlete who was unusually tall (5'10") for a Japanese male of that era. He was often paired with Kinuyo Tanaka and they became a kind of Japanese counterpart of Charles Farrell and Janet Gaynor. Suzuki, it should be noted, was a good friend of the legendary Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., an admirer of the prewar Japanese cinema who, in the '30s, attempted to obtain distribution of Japanese films in the West.  William M. Drew  
In a message dated 12/3/2024 7:35:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu writes: 

Hi,

  

I have a collection of Japanese gramophone needle tins which feature Japanese Kinema Stars from the 30’s & 40’s.    Each one features their image and signature.   Here is an example.

  



  

  

What I am trying to do is identify who they are so that I can write something about them in a book I am planning to write.   This is where I need your help!

  

Here is a link to all the tins in the series I currently have.   https://www.thetincollector.com/kinema-stars

  

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

  

  

Cheers

  

Adrian 

 
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