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A Page of Madness( 1926)

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Overview

A man takes a job at an asylum with hopes of freeing his imprisoned wife.

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      Masuo Inoue

      Custodian

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      Ayako Iijima

      Daughter

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      Yoshie Nakagawa

      Custodian's Wife

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      Eiko Minami

      Dancer

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      Misao Seki

      Doctor

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      Minoru Takase

      Crazy Man A

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      Hiroshi Nemoto

      Young Man

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      Kinnosuke Takamatsu

      Crazy Man B

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      Tetsu Tsuboi

      Crazy Man C

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      Shintarô Takiguchi

      Boy

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    A review by Patrick E. Abe

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    Written by Patrick E. Abe on Thu Oct 20 2016
    "Kurutta "Ippeiji" is notable for several reasons. First, it is one of the few Japanese silent movies of the 1920's to survive. Second, unlike most silent films, it lacks intertitles/title/dialog cards because a narrator, who also acted out lines and situations is/was to be present in a Kabuki-style setting. Third, It's a low budget, avant garde movie where the cast is "doing a Roger Corman"; serving as production crew members between takes. The story: The husband of an asylum inmate has taken the job of janitor to watch over her. She dances on the stage of her mind, oblivious to t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • japan
    • asylum
    • silent film
    • mental asylum
    • dowry
    • partially lost film
    • psychological horror