Akireta renchû (1936)

The first in a series of films featuring the comedy duo Entatsu-Achako, providing them with a background story to do their popular manzai-routines on film. Here, Entatsu and Achako start out as rivals for the affection of a young woman but ultimately pair up to face a bigger rival. Entatsu chooses to become a boxer to get his chance at punching the rival out of the way.

Released Jan. 11, 1936 80 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Production Companies: P.C.L. Eiga Seisaku-jo, Yoshimoto Kogyo Company

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese