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Tōjin Okichi (Japanese: 唐人お吉), a.k.a. Okichi, Mistress of a Foreigner or Mistress of a Foreigner, is a 1930 silent drama film by Kenji Mizoguchi, based on the novel by Gisaburō Jūichiya.[1][2] Only a fragment of the film has survived.

Tōjin Okichi 唐人お吉
Yōko Umemura
Directed by	Kenji Mizoguchi
Written by	Shuichi Hatamoto (screenplay) Gisaburō Jūichiya (novel)
Starring	Kaichi Yamamoto Yōko Umemura Kōji Shima Takihika Hisako
Cinematography	Tatsuyuki Yokota Saburo Isayama
Production company	Nikkatsu
Distributed by	Nikkatsu
Release date	1 July 1930 (1930-07-01) (Japan) [1][2]
Running time	3,152 meters[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Cast

• Kaichi Yamamoto
• Yōko Umemura
• Kōji Shima
• Takihika Hisako

Background

Tazuko Sakane, who later became the first Japanese woman director, served as script assistant and assistant director on the film.[3]

Jūichiya's novel was again adapted for film in 1937 under the title Tōjin Okichi Kurofune jōwa.[4]

Home media

A 4-minute-long sequence has been published on DVD as complement to Mizoguchi's Orizuru Osen by Digital MEME in 2007.[5]

References

External links

• Tojin Okichi at IMDb

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