3 Works Including "Shuchu Nikki" to Premiere on TV in April! "Deficient Films ~Miraculously Surviving Films Revived~" CS Satellite Theater

CS Broadcasting's "Satellite Theater" will feature a special program titled "Deficient Films ~Miraculously Surviving Films Revived~", broadcasting three works with partially missing film negatives due to damage or other reasons for the first time on TV in April. These are phantom films that once graced the screen but were given up on as "never to be seen again" due to reasons like war damage or film deterioration. Their fragments have been miraculously discovered and revived. We will deliver "Shuchu Nikki" (The second oldest existing Shochiku film), "Asataro Akagi no Uta" (featuring Tokurin Taro's hit song "Akagi no Komoriuta" as the theme song, showcasing the essence of Matatabi stories), and "Seiki wa Warau: Digital Restoration Edition" (a supreme entertainment drama by the master Masahiro Makino, discovered in Russia). Please enjoy these three precious works!

Shuchu Nikki

[Broadcast Date] April 1st (Wed) 8:30 AM~ etc. First TV broadcast!

1921

[Director] Kanko Zannmu

[Original Work] Doho Kitamura

[Screenplay] Daisuke Ito

[Cast] Yuji Iwata, Utako Suzuki, Yachiyo Shizuka, Shoichi Notera, Goro Okamoto, Chiyoko Mimura

The second oldest existing Shochiku film, adapted from Doho Kitamura's novel of the same name.

Taiga (Iwata), a simple elementary school principal, is distraught after the school's donation money is stolen. By chance, he picks up a bag containing a large sum of money and hides it at home to use for the school. His wife, who accidentally discovers this, decides to take the blame and commit suicide with their beloved child. In despair, Taiga resigns from his post and moves to the secluded Oshima island. However, his life there becomes one of constant drinking...

Approximately 30 minutes remain out of the recorded total runtime of about 66 minutes.

Seiki wa Warau: Digital Restoration Edition

[Broadcast Date] April 3rd (Fri) 5:45 PM~ etc. First TV broadcast!

1941

[Director] Masahiro Makino

[Script] Hideo Oguni

[Cast] Kyoji Sugi, Yukiko Todoroki, Hisao Yoshitani, Kanso Yoshii, Tensho Matsushikoshi, Torazo Hirosawa, Taro Shio, etc.

A human drama by director Masahiro Makino, featuring performances by Kyoji Sugi, Yukiko Todoroki, Torazo Hirosawa (Rakugo), and Tensho Matsushikoshi (Magic).

At the Tsurukame-za theater in a seaside town overlooking the Sea of Japan. While Kansai rakugo storyteller Matsunoken Uemon (Konparu) performs to an empty house, the town's public bathhouse is buzzing with applause. The performers are Hirota Taizo (Hirosawa) and his accompanist Sugino Bonsaku (Sugi). Their main profession is as shina-soba (Chinese noodle) shop owners. Hirota, by chance, delivers food to the theater owner (Suzuki) and is told that the reason for the theater's lack of audience is due to his rakugo performances, making him feel deeply ashamed. Unaware of this, Sugino is overjoyed when the owner's daughter, Ofumi, invites him to see the waterfall the next day. The following day, Sugino eagerly heads to the mountains, only to have Ofumi unexpectedly confess her feelings for Taizo, leaving him in despair...

Approximately 94 minutes remain out of the original runtime of about 103 minutes.