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Maple Leaf Viewing

1899-11-28
5.7
ja 6m
ActionFantasyMusic
[…] A reel was shot of the Noh drama Momiji-gari (Maple Leaf Hunters, or Viewing Scarlet Maple Leaves), in which Danjuro played opposite Onoe Kikugoro V (1844-1903) 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. (cont. http://victorian-cinema.net/danjuro)

Director

Tsunekichi Shibata

Cinematography

Tsunekichi Shibata

silent film kabuki

Status

Released

Countries

  • Japan

Companies

  • Osaka Nakaza
  • Nihon Sossen Katsudo Shashinkai

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