Shōzō Makino

Shōzō Makino

Shōzō Makino (マキノ省三, Makino Shōzō, September 22, 1878, Kyoto – July 25, 1929) was a Japanese film director, film producer and businessman who is regarded as a pioneering director of Japanese film. In addition, all four of his sons, including Masahiro Makino and Sadatsugu Matsuda, went into the film business as either directors or producers, and his grandchildren include the actors Masahiko Tsugawa and Hiroyuki Nagato. Actress Yoko Minamida is a granddaughter-in-law. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shōzō Makino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

  • Title: Shōzō Makino
  • Popularity: 0.2565
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1878-09-22
  • Place of Birth: Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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  • Also Known As: マキノ省三, マキノ青司, マキノ荘造
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Shōzō Makino Movies

  • 1938
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    Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty

    Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty

    6.7 1938 HD

    Part two of Leni Riefenstahl's monumental examination of the 1938 Olympic Games, the cameras leave the main stadium and venture into the many halls...

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  • 1921
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    Jiraiya the Hero

    Jiraiya the Hero

    5.2 1921 HD

    Jiraiya is some sort of super-ninja with superpowers. He can fly, he can avoid detection by turning himself into a toad, and he has some sort of...

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  • 1917
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    Saga no yoru sakura

    Saga no yoru sakura

    1 1917 HD

    Film about Ghost-Cat.

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  • 1928
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    Chushingura: The Truth

    Chushingura: The Truth

    6 1928 HD

    Lord Asano Takumi-no-Kami Naganori was charged with receiving a group of envoys from the Imperial Court in Kyoto. He was young and slightly...

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  • 1913
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    The Loyal 47 Ronin

    The Loyal 47 Ronin

    1 1913 HD

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  • 1914
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    Cat Chaos at Kamakura Palace

    Cat Chaos at Kamakura Palace

    1 1914 HD

    Film about Ghost-cat.

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  • 1914
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    Monster-Cat of Sanno

    Monster-Cat of Sanno

    1 1914 HD

    Film about Ghost-cat.

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  • 1914
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    The Okazaki Cat

    The Okazaki Cat

    1 1914 HD

    Okazaki Ghost-Cat movie.

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  • 1914
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    Bancho sarayashiki

    Bancho sarayashiki

    1 1914 HD

    short film about Banchō Sarayashiki.

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  • 1925
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    Edo kaizoku-den : Kagebôshi

    Edo kaizoku-den : Kagebôshi

    1 1925 HD

    Kageboshi, based on the screenplay by Rokuhei Rokuhei Susukita, depicts the life of the ‘jovial thief’, Kageboshi.

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  • 1928
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    Raiden

    Raiden

    6 1928 HD

    Raiden is a 1928 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Shozo Makino and Sadatsugu Matsuda. It is a posthumous...

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  • 1929
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    Samurai Town Story Part II

    Samurai Town Story Part II

    1 1929 HD

    A representative film directed by Masahiro Makino, son of Shozo Makino ("the father of Japanese film"). This film lent status to ensemble casts that...

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  • 1928
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    Samurai Town Story Part I

    Samurai Town Story Part I

    5.8 1928 HD

    All that remains of the first Samurai Town Story is the concluding battle.

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  • 1928
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    Chushingura: The Truth

    Chushingura: The Truth

    6 1928 HD

    Lord Asano Takumi-no-Kami Naganori was charged with receiving a group of envoys from the Imperial Court in Kyoto. He was young and slightly...

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  • 1914
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    Hataosa Plate Mansion

    Hataosa Plate Mansion

    1 1914 HD

    Japanese horror movie from 1914.

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  • 1908
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    Battle at Honnôji Temple

    Battle at Honnôji Temple

    1 1908 HD

    In 1908, Director/Producer Shozo Makino (father of Japanese cinema) directed and produced the first dramatic film in Kyoto. “Honnô-ji...

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  • 1914
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    The Ground Spider

    The Ground Spider

    1 1914 HD

    Japanese horror movie from 1914.

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  • 1913
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    Life Story of Iwami Jutaro

    Life Story of Iwami Jutaro

    1 1913 HD

    Japanese horror movie from 1913.

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  • 1914
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    100 Weird Legends of Murumachi Palace

    100 Weird Legends of Murumachi Palace

    1 1914 HD

    Japanese horror movie from 1914.

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  • 1912
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    Yotsuya Kaidan

    Yotsuya Kaidan

    1 1912 HD

    A tale of betrayal, murder and revenge.

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  • 1914
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    Botan Dōrō

    Botan Dōrō

    1 1914 HD

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  • 1914
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    Tenjiku Tokubei

    Tenjiku Tokubei

    1 1914 HD

    Japanese horror movie from 1914.

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  • 1928
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    Raiden

    Raiden

    6 1928 HD

    Raiden is a 1928 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Shozo Makino and Sadatsugu Matsuda. It is a posthumous...

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  • 1910
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    The 47 Loyal Ronin

    The 47 Loyal Ronin

    9 1910 HD

    An adventure film with Benshi performers. Sometimes considered the 'first Japanese feature film', it survives today as a compilation of scenes from...

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  • 1923
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    Ahôshige

    Ahôshige

    1 1923 HD

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  • 1920
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    Iwami Jûtarô: zenpen

    Iwami Jûtarô: zenpen

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1914
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    Iwami Jûtarô

    Iwami Jûtarô

    1 1914 HD

    Horror short.

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  • 1911
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    Iwami Jûtarô

    Iwami Jûtarô

    1 1911 HD

    Horror short.

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  • 1928
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    Keai-dori

    Keai-dori

    1 1928 HD

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