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TABIJI
(The Journey)
A SHINKO KINEMA PICTURE
This picture is worthy of note in the sense that it is the first work of merit turned out by the movie industry of Chosen (Korea). It was made by the Seiho Eiga-En, a serious cinema producing group of Chosen, with the assistance provided by Shinko Kinema’s Oizumi Studio. The scenario and direction are by Ri Keikwan, and the work was supervised by Shigeyoshi Suzuki.
With the approach of the cold winter season, the people of a certain out-of-the-way hamlet in southern Chosen busied themselves with setting up heating stoves and re-roofing houses. In the midst of these preparations Kin Fukuryu returned from out yonder. A young, stalwart labourer, he had been away from this native village of his for a long time, working at the fishery on the distant coast. Having saved some money, he had come home to his beloved wife and child. The happiness of this family after the long separation was marred by one thing : Kin’s aged father was an egregious miser, hoarding his money even by refusing to fulfil the little social obligations expected of him in the community, so that he was treated with scorn by the village people. Because of this there was discord for a time between father and son. But it dawned upon the latter that his father's greed and attachment to money was the only guarantee which would insure the family’s subsistance with anything like firmness and certainty ; and the two were reconciled.
It happened, however, that the village barber was a scoundrel, and while Kin was absent from home, at work in a distant place, he murdered the old miser and robbed him of his savings. Kin, returning for the second time, was driven by rage and vengeance upon hearing about the tragedy into taking the life of the scoundrel. Leaving behind his faithful wife Gyokuki and his small son, he set out, handcuffed, on his long journey of atonement.
The leading characters, O Hei and Miss Bun Geiho prove themselves in this picture to be actors of real ability.
AKIRA IWASAKI
TABIJI
(The Journey)
Produced by Seiho Eiga-En. Distributed by Shinko. Screen play by Ri Keikwan. Director, Ri Keikwan. Producing conductor, Shigeyoshi Suzuki. Photography, Tatsuichi Okubo.
CAST
Kin Fukuryu G Hei
His father Boku Saiko
His wife Bun Geiho
Village Barber Doku Ginryu
Ko Ko Eiran