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Sword of Penitence

1927 film by Yasujirō Ozu and Torajirō Saitō
Movie film Q3824288
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Summary

Sword of Penitence is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sword of Penitence's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Sword of Penitence was directed by Yasujirō Ozu[4].
  • Kōgo Noda wrote the screenplay for Sword of Penitence[5].
  • Yasujirō Ozu wrote the screenplay for Sword of Penitence[6].
  • Sword of Penitence's genre is swashbuckler film[7].
  • Sword of Penitence's genre is silent film[8].
  • Sword of Penitence's production company is recorded as Shochiku[9].
  • The original language of Sword of Penitence was Japanese[10].
  • Sword of Penitence's Commons category is recorded as Sword of Penitence[11].
  • Sword of Penitence's color is recorded as black-and-white[12].
  • Sword of Penitence's country of origin is recorded as Japan[13].
  • Sword of Penitence was published on January 1, 1927[14].
  • Sword of Penitence was released on October 14, 1927[15].
  • Sword of Penitence's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '懺悔の刃'}[16].
  • Sword of Penitence's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'minute', 'amount': '+70'}[17].
  • Sword of Penitence's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[18].
  • Sword of Penitence's state of transmission is recorded as lost[19].

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Authorship and Creation

Sword of Penitence was directed by Yasujirō Ozu[4]. Screenwriters include Kōgo Noda[5] and Yasujirō Ozu[6].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 1927[14] and October 14, 1927[15]. The original language of Sword of Penitence was Japanese[10]. Genres include swashbuckler film[7] and silent film[8].

Why It Matters

Sword of Penitence ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

Related Entities

film Japan Yasujirō Ozu

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show → Japanese
    Instance of → film
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+70'}
    Director → Yasujirō Ozu
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