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Maple Leaf Viewing

"Taira no Koremochi defeats the Kijo Momiji."

1899-11-28
5.8
ja 6m
ActionFantasyMusic
A reel of the Noh drama Momiji-gari, in which Danjuro Ichikawa played opposite Onoe Kikugoro V as an ogress who has disguised herself as the Princess Sarashina. Filmed by Shibata Tsunekichi in the open air on a windy day in November 1899, Danjuro would allow only the one take, so that when his fan blew away in mid-performance the scene had to stay. The film re-emerged at the Kikikan theatre in 1907 where it was a great success and inspired a wave of fiction filmmaking based on traditional Japanese narratives.

Director

Tsunekichi Shibata

Cinematography

Tsunekichi Shibata

Original Story

Nobumitsu Kanze

silent film kabuki

Status

Released

Countries

  • Japan

Companies

  • Osaka Nakaza
  • Nihon Sossen Katsudo Shashinkai

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