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The Million Ryo Pot is a 1935 black and white Japanese comedy film directed by Sadao Yamanaka and starring Denjirō Ōkōchi as the fictional samurai Tange Sazen.
Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo: Directed by Sadao Yamanaka. With Denjirô Ôkôchi, Kiyozo, Kunitarô Sawamura, Reizaburô Yamamoto. A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Sadao Yamanaka
- 1935-06-15
Sep 8, 2021 · Sazen And The Pot Worth A Million Ryo (1935) by Sadao Yamanaka. Publication date 1935 Topics film, cinema, movie, japanese cinema Item Size 599567576. Addeddate
- 92 min
Jul 19, 2016 · The plot turns on the titular one million ryo pot when the local feudal lord inconveniently discovers that an ugly vase with a weird monkey pattern is actually a hidden treasure map just after he’s palmed it off on his younger brother as a kind of family heirloom.
Feb 6, 2023 · Despite his typically dramatic stories, it seems that his most well-known, both in Japan and abroad, is the 1935 goofball comedy The Million Ryo Pot. The titular pot is the film’s MacGuffin, a jar supposedly containing a map to one million ryo hidden by an old emperor for any unforeseen military expenses.
The Yagyu family's elder son sends an old and cheap looking pot to his young brother, ignoring that the pot contains a map showing where it was hidden a treasure of a million ryo.
Nov 5, 2021 · Sazen Tange and The Pot Worth a Million Ryo is far from flawless, but still impressive for its time. Its maker's story, his intentions for Japanese film, and his tragic passing during WWII makes it all the more interesting.
