List of Japanese films before 1910
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An incomplete list of the earliest films produced in Japan ordered by year between the 1898 and 1909. For an A-Z of films see Category:Japanese films.
1898-1909
[edit]Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | ||
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1898 | ||||||
Nuno sarashi | Short Documentary | |||||
1899 | ||||||
Momijigari | Shibata Tsunekichi | Onoe Kikugoro V, Ichikawa Danjūrō IX | Kabuki | Designated an Important Cultural Property in 2009.[1] | ||
Osaka Dōtonbori no Zu | ||||||
Osaka Maiko no Odori | ||||||
Kappore | ||||||
Ginza Machi Jikkei | ||||||
Genroku Hanami Odori | ||||||
Koyo no Hashi | Atari Musashiya Rokusuke Fukunakamuraya | Cinematography by Shiro Asano | ||||
Shin Kanoko | Botan Hinoya Kaneko Numataya | Cinematography by Shiro Asano | ||||
Asakusa Nakamise | Cinematography by Shiro Asano | |||||
1908 | ||||||
Taikoki judanme | Sakiji Ichikawa, Kasen Nakamura, Utae Nakamura | Studio: M. Pathe. 17-minute print extant.[2] | ||||
1909 | ||||||
Goban tadanobu | Shozo Makino | Matsunosuke Onoe, Ichitaro Kataoka, Kitsuraku Arashi |
- Pioneering director Shozo Makino
- Chushingura godanme 1910
References
[edit]- ^ "Eiga firumu Momijigari". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Kyūgeki taikōki jūdanme Amagasaki no ba" (in Japanese). National Film Center, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Retrieved 30 November 2014.