Makiba monogatari
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | 牧場 物語 |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| Publishing year | 1938 |
| length | 90 minutes |
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| Director | Kimura Sotoji ( 木村 荘 十二 ) |
| script | Yagi Yasutarō ( 八 木 保 太郎 ) |
| production | Aoyagi Nobuo ( 青 柳信雄 ) |
| music | Murayama Kenji |
| camera | Tachibana Mikiya |
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Makiba monogatari ( 牧場 物語 ; English “Tale of a Pasture”) is a Japanese propaganda film produced by Tōhō in the spring of 1938 , which is intended to make clear the necessity of military intervention there soon after the China incident began . It was released in theaters on September 1, 1938.
action
It tells the story of three heroic but crippled soldiers who return to their native Yamato -mura after their war effort . On behalf of a fallen comrade, they are supposed to restore a pasture above the village for the good of the community.
The first scene shows the three in battle, already badly wounded. From the same village, Dr. Tashiro patches them up on the way to the hospital.
When they want to implement their plan after recovery, they get into the compound of the moneylender and villain Sekiguchi Motohachi, who wants to use the pasture for his own purposes. On the recommendation of a lawyer, the three occupied the pasture. The men and herdsmen of the village support them because "they show true Japanese sense of family", initially also against the Sekiguchi thugs.
However, their efforts are initially undone by the poor condition of the country and a cattle epidemic. Sekiguchi, who hears about a planned road construction, absolutely wants to build an onsen on the pasture . With renewed efforts, the three handicapped heroes manage to get the cattle breeding and dairy farming in the village going. Shigehito falls in love with the moneylender's daughter, who finally helps him with a "pure heart". Sekiguchi is drafted into the army and leaves with a great roar.
His sinister accomplices attack the three living in the pasture again. Gerde then there is a massive landslide, the three soldiers ultimately gain permanent control.
Finally comes the message from Dr. Tashiro that Sengoku, the cattle herder, died a heroic death for the fatherland.
production
It was a commissioned work suggested by Nippon Bunka Renmei . The recording began in the spring of 1938.
The work was presented to the public by the President of Tōhō KK, Uemura Yasuji in a preview with 2000 invited guests on 23 Aug. 1938 in the Tokyo Hibiya cinema.
Individual evidence
Cultural Nippon, Vol. 6, No. 3 (Nov. 1938), pl. IX-X, pp. Iii-iv