| Daichi wa hohoemuAlso known as Le sourire de notre terre and La terre sourit in France; The Smiling Earth in the USA : [The Earth Smiles]
 (1925) Japan
 B&W : Feature film
 Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi [part one], Osamu Wakayama [part two] and Kensaku Suzuki [part three]
 Cast: Iyokichi Kondo, Yutaka Mimasu, Eiji Nakano [Murata Keiichi], Yoshiko Okada, Eiji Takagi [Professor Murata], Yôko Umemura Nikkatsu Kyoto production. / Scenario by Shuichi Hatamoto. Assistant directors, Seiichi Ina and Takeshi Nagasaki [part two], and Hiroshi Ono. Cinematography by Tatsuyuki Yokota [part one], Seiichi Uchida [part two], and Saburo Isayama and Seigo Kiga [part three]. / Released 10 April 1925 (part one) and 17 April 1925 (parts two and three). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Drama. Survival status: Print exists (Yoshishige Abe collection). Current rights holder: (unknown) Listing updated: 29 December 2024. References: Website-IMDb. |