简介：Afilmonthelifeof渋川伴五郎ShibukawaBangorō,thefounderoftheShibukawa-ryūschoolofjūjutsu.ToparaphraseSatōTadao’sblurbonthebackcoverofthevideo,thisisanimportantfilmforthreereasons.1.itisanalmostperfectlywellpreservedcopyofoneofonlyafewfull-lengthmoviesstillavailableofthefirstsuperstarinJapanesecinemahistory,theveryfamousOnoeMatsunosuke.2.itusesamethodthatwascommoninthesilentera,thedyeing/tintingoffilmtomarkgivenmomentsofday(forex.,bluefornight-time)orgivensituations(forex.,redforfire)–andeventhoughmostfilmsthatusedthistechniquehavebeenredevelopedinstraightb&w,thisoneisavailableinitsoriginalform.3.itisanearlySFX(specialeffects)moviethatusesthebasictoolsofthetrade-agreatactionmoviefullofswordsmanshipandmonsters(bakemono).…