Movie
Maple Leaf Viewing
“Taira no Koremochi defeats the kijo Momiji.”
5.8/10
1899
0h 6m
ja
Action
Fantasy
Music
Overview
[…] 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
Movie Information
Release Date
November 28, 1899
Runtime
0h 6m
Status
Released
Original Language
ja
Vote Count
16
Production
Osaka Nakaza
Nihon Sossen Katsudo Shashinkai
