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Mr. and Mrs. Swordplay (1930)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 21M

Director : Mikio Naruse
Writer : Shirô Kido

Synopsis

Silent comedic short by Mikio Naruse

Actors

Tomio Aoki
Tomio Aoki
Kurô, Child
Hisao Furuya
Hisao Furuya
Hachirô Momokawa
Nobuko Wakaba
Nobuko Wakaba
Eiko, waitress
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Wife

Crews

Mikio Naruse
Mikio Naruse
Director
Shirô Kido
Shirô Kido
Original Story
Shirô Kido
Shirô Kido
Screenplay
Heinosuke Gosho
Heinosuke Gosho
Editor
Shôjirô Sugimoto
Shôjirô Sugimoto
Director of Photography

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