Sweat (1929) is a slapstick riff on tendency-film themes, as a bored young millionaire has his clothes stolen by a tramp; dressed in the tramp’s clothes, he has to accept work as a labourer. As the hero ends up building the mausoleum he had himself commissioned.
Released: Dec 31, 1929
Runtime: 50 minutes
Stars: Koji Shima, Yasushi Yoshii, Kōju Murata, Kunio Tamura, Etsuji Oki, Hisako Takihana
Crew: Enjiro Ikeda (Set Decoration), Tomu Uchida (Director), Matao Matsuzawa (Director of Photography), Masashi Kobayashi (Original Story), Masashi Kobayashi (Screenplay)