The Million Ryo Pot
Dir: YAMANAKA SadaoCast: OKOCHI Denjiro, Kiyozo, SAWAMURA Kunitaro
92mins 1935 Japan PG Japanese
Subtitled The Million Ryo Pot
Part of The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023
(Tange Sazen yowa: Hyakuman ryo no tsubo, 丹下左膳余話 百萬両の壺)
A pot containing a secret map for treasure has been sold to a junk dealer and then sold again to an orphan, who uses it as a goldfish bowl. As everyone greedily chases after the pot, Tange Sazen (OKOCHI Denjiro), who works as a bodyguard, stumbles upon the frenzied search, knowing nothing about the secrets of the pot.
Image: © 1935 NIKKATSU Corporation
