Maple Leaf Viewing (1899)
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
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Danjuro Ichikawa as Princess Sarashina / Momiji |
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Kikugoro Onoe V as Taira no Koremochi |
| Directing | Tsunekichi Shibata | Director |
| Crew | Tsunekichi Shibata | Cinematography |
| Writing | Nobumitsu Kanze | Original Story |
