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

[Roger Macy]

Thank you, Adrianfor posting this.

What struck me was the prominentbi-lingual character of this marketing, despite the very limited penetration ofstar-led Japanese film in the 30s into the english-speaking world.

Have you anything on theprovenance of these tins ? Have any been found outside Japan ?

Roger


    On Tuesday, 3 December 2024 at 22:52:44 GMT, Markus Nornes via KineJapan <kinejapan at mailman.yale.edu> wrote:  
 
 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:
  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.
  

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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!
  

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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