A lost Japanese classic from 1941 — can a film that nobody can see still haunt you?
A lost film directed by Mori Kazuo.
Direction
Mori's 200+ film career peaked in this vanished work.
Production
Toho Studios wartime production — most prints destroyed.
Director
Kazuo Mori
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mori Kazuo directed over 200 films; most pre-1950 works are lost to fire, war, and neglect.
The title 夫婦太鼓 refers to paired taiko drums played by couples — likely a metaphor for marital harmony or conflict in the narrative we'll never see.
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