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

[Markus Nornes]

These are amazing. Thank you! On first glance, I see #8 is Takamine Hideko. Love the modernist katakana signature. 

Markus

> On Dec 3, 2024, at 2:06 PM, William M. Drew via KineJapan <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:
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> 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. 
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> In a message dated 12/3/2024 7:35:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu writes:
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> 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.
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> 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!
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> Here is a link to all the tins in the series I currently have.   https://www.thetincollector.com/kinema-stars
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> Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
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> Cheers
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> Adrian
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