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Momiji-gari
(Maple Viewing)
Also known as [Maple Leaf Viewing]
(1899) Japan
B&W : Short film
Directed by Tsunekichi Shibata

Cast: Danjuro Ichikawa (“Danjuro IX”), Kikugoro Onoe (“Kikugoro V”)

Osaka Nakaza production. / [?] 35mm spherical format? / The first Japanese fiction film. The film was first shown publicly in 1903. Japan’s oldest extant motion picture. [?] Anderson-Japanese p. ? lists the production year as 1898; Robertson-Guinness p. 9 and Website-IMDb list the production year as 1897.

Performance: Kabuki.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 6 June 2009.

References: Anderson-Japanese p. ?; Robertson-Guinness p. 9; Sato-Currents pp. 15, 249 : Website-IMDb.

 
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