the 1927 films yajikita sonno no maki (yaji and kita:yasuda's rescue) and yajikita toba fushimi no maki (the battle of toba fushimi) are good examples of denjiro okochi's comedic abilities. the director,tomiyasu ikeda was a major figure in the orthodox school of jidaigeki (period drama). in the opposing role to okochi was goro kawabe,a popular action star. the cheerful sides...