Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Love Is Strength (2nd nomination)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was redirect to Mikio Naruse. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  15:31, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Love Is Strength
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"Lost film"; no citations for verification added since request from May 2019
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 15:09, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 15:09, 28 January 2021 (UTC)


 * Comment: It looks like some sources might exist on the French WP for the movie... Any thoughts? Kolma8 (talk) 15:51, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, Mikio Naruse is starting to be appreciated again. This film is certainly his (Mikio Naruse on Films Asia) so we definitely need this at least to be a redirect, and preferably a short article. The article does in fact have three citations (iMDb, AllMovie, and Japanese Movie Database), which is a start. I suspect searches in Japanese would be fruitful if anyone could offer that service (might have a go with Chrome and see what happens). Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:59, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * I agree with Naruse's appreciation, I wrote some articles on his films myself, but I couldn't find any source regarded "reliable" here, which is no wonder due to its "lost" status. On the other hand, I see no point leaving it in its present sub-stub state. I disagree with a redirect, btw. I think listing it in the filmography in the Naruse article is sufficient. Robert Kerber (talk) 16:29, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Mikio Naruse. No, I don't agree. Redirects are cheap, and a search for the film title is perfectly reasonable; it should be rewarded by arriving at the Filmography, so a redirect is the correct solution. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:49, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Deletion. I doubt that an average user will use Wikipedia search for a "lost film" before reading its title in the director's filmography. With a redirect, you get an infinite circle filmography > film title link > redirect > filmography etc. Or at least, the redirecting link should be omitted in the Naruse filmography and in the Naruse template to prevent this. (Hope it's clear what I meant.) Robert Kerber (talk) 19:37, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete or Redirect Fails WP:NFILM Donaldd23 (talk) 15:52, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Mikio Naruse. Kolma8 (talk) 15:13, 30 January 2021 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.