《Caged Bird》 - Caged bird

…These films were not very different from the traditional Shinpa films, but they were well received by the audience, and as an extension of them, “Ferry-Spring” was made, starring Iwata Yukichi and Kurishima Sumiko (1923, directed by Ikeda Yoshinobu), which incorporated the popular song “Kare Susuki” (since it was a silent film, the lyrics were subtitled and sung by a narrator or singer). This became a huge hit, and “Kouta films” began to be mass-produced by various companies. Among these, Teikine’s “Kago no Tori” (1924, directed by Matsumoto Eiichi) was a big hit, making the star, Sawa Ranko, a popular star.

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…それらは従来の新派とあまり変わらなかったが，観客に受けて，その延長で流行歌《枯すすき》をとり入れた(無声映画だったので，歌詞が字幕に出て，弁士あるいは歌手が歌ったといわれる)岩田祐吉･栗島すみ子主演《船頭小唄》(1923。池田義信監督)がつくられて大ヒットし，〈小唄映画〉が各社で量産されることとなり，なかでも帝キネの《籠の鳥》(1924。松本英一監督)は大当りして，主演の沢蘭子を人気スターにした。…

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