The second part of the melodrama based on the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, the action of which is transferred to the era of the Meiji Revolution. The film has not survived.

The Great Void Is Janbarujan: kohen worth watching? Well, you can’t. That’s the punchline. If you’re the type of person who loses sleep over lost media or obsesses over the fragments of early 20th-century Japanese cinema, this is your holy grail. If you’re looking for a casual Friday night watch, you’ll probably hate t...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Tomu Uchida

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"The Great Void Is Janbarujan: kohen worth watching? Well, you can’t. That’s the punchline. If you’re the type of person who loses sleep over lost media or obsesses over the fragments of early 20th-century Japanese cinema, this is your holy grail. If you’re looking for a casual Friday night watch, you’ll probably hate the fact that it exists only as a credit on a list. It’s funny how we treat film history. We talk about The Bat Whispers or Tosca as if they are permanent, immovable objects. But t..."
Kaichi Yamamoto
Victor Hugo, Masashi Kobayashi
Japan

