The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1945)

Japan, 58 min
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Table of contents

  • Production location
  • Release dates
  • Soundtrack listing
  • Awards
  • Related films
  • Subjects
Other manifestations of this work

Basic facts

Original title Tora no o o fumu otokotachi
Film type Short
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • Japan
Production company
Dialogue
  • Japanska

Cast

Hanshiro Iwai
Yoshitsune

Susumu Fujita
Togashi, domare

Kenichi Enomoto
Kyoryoku, bäraren

Denjiro Okochi
Benkei, chefsvasall

Masayuki Mori
Kamei, vasall

Takashi Shimura
Kataoka, vasall

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Titles

Original title
  • Tora no o o fumu otokotachi
Swedish release title
  • Männen som trampade på tigerns svans
International title
  • The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Alternative title
  • 虎の尾を踏む男達
Title for Swedish DVD release
  • Männen som trampade på tigerns svans

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Production Mixer
Script Supervisor
Still Photographer
Gaffer
Negative Cutter

Cast

Hanshiro Iwai Yoshitsune
Susumu Fujita Togashi, domare
Kenichi Enomoto Kyoryoku, bäraren
Denjiro Okochi Benkei, chefsvasall
Masayuki Mori Kamei, vasall
Takashi Shimura Kataoka, vasall
Akitake Kono Ise, vasall
Yoshio Kosugi Shunkawa, vasall
Dekao Yokoo Hidachibo
Shoji Kiyokawa Togashis budbärare
Yasuo Hisamatsu Kajiwaras budbärare

Companies

Production Company Toho Co. Ltd
Copyright Toho Co. Ltd 1952
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB 2009

Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 1575 meter
Length in minutes 58 min
Reels 3 reels


Original work

Original title Kanjincho (Play)
Author Namiki Gohei III


Release dates

First showing 1952-04-24 Japan 58 min (Filmen färdigställd i september 1945 med förbjuden av den allierade ockupationsmakten till 1952)
Cinematheque screening 1966-09-18 Sweden
1969-03-07 Sweden
1971-09-05 Sweden
1972-06-17 Sweden
1973-02-01 Sweden
1975-02-21 Sweden
1976-04-11 Sweden
1978-09-05 Sweden
1981-02-11 Sweden
1981-02-15 Sweden
Censurbeslut 1986-05-05 Det Danske Filmmuseum Copenhagen Denmark
Cinematheque screening 1986-05-12 Sweden
1986-05-13 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1989-09-11
1989-09-16
1990-04-01
1990-04-03
Censurbeslut 1992-05-20 Norsk Filminstitutt Oslo Norway
Cinematheque screening 1994-09-10 Malmö Sweden
1995-09-01 Sweden
1995-09-05 Sweden
1996-09-05 Gothenburg Sweden
1998-10-01 Sture Stockholm Sweden
1998-10-02 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden
1998-12-26 Spegeln Malmö Sweden
1999-01-14 Draken Gothenburg Sweden
Censurbeslut 2003-05-22 Det Danske Filminstitut Copenhagen Denmark
2003-05-27 Det Danske Filminstitut Copenhagen Denmark
Cinematheque screening 2004-02-27 Sture Stockholm Sweden 51 min
2004-03-01 Sture Stockholm Sweden 51 min
2004-10-30 Spegeln Malmö Sweden 51 min
2004-11-06 Bio Capitol Gothenburg Sweden 51 min
Censurbeslut 2004-11-15 Cineteca di Bologna Bologna Italy
2004-12-05 Cineteca Nazionale Rome Italy
2004-12-31 Museo Nazionale del Cinema Torino Italy
2005-01-31 Cineteca Italiana Milan Italy
Cinematheque screening 2008-03-01 Sture Stockholm Sweden
2008-03-06 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden
DVD release 2009-11-04 Sweden (ingår i boxen Akira Kurosawa: The Ultimate collection)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 1410


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides No
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


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