Detective Umon's Diary, Story No. 6

Detective Umon's Diary, Story No. 6

An important silent film survives, Kumahiko Nishina's Umon torimonocho rokuban tegara jinenji kidan (The Samurai Detective, aka The Detective Records of Umon, aka Detective Umon Diary: Exploit Number Six, 1930). Umon on his shining white horse stops a conspiracy against the Shogun. Umon was played by Kanjuro Arashi in this early film, & long after in the post-Occupation jidaigeki revival he reprised the role in Kajiro Yamamoto's Muttsuri Umon torimonocho (1955), helping to launch the renewed interest in such films.

Release Date

May 29, 1930

Status

Released

Original Title

右門捕物帖・六番手柄 仁念寺奇談

Runtime

1h 6min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Japanese, No Language

Production Companies

Tôa Kinema