The Big City: Explosion
Japanese silent film from 1930. The second chapter of "The Big City: Labor" (1929).
Japanese silent film from 1930. The second chapter of "The Big City: Labor" (1929).
Denmei Suzuki
Hideo Fujino
Kinuyo Tanaka
Hiroko Kawasaki
Shizue Tatsuta
Shin'yō Nara
Hideo Takeda
Japanese silent film from 1930. The second chapter of "The Big City: Labor" (1929).
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