Maple Leaf Viewing
[…] 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)
Year: 1899
Studio: Osaka Nakaza, Nihon Sossen Katsudo Shashinkai
Director: Tsunekichi Shibata
Cast: Danjuro Ichikawa, Kikugoro Onoe V
Crew: Tsunekichi Shibata (Director), Tsunekichi Shibata (Cinematography), Nobumitsu Kanze (Original Story)
Runtime: 6 minutes
Release: Nov 28, 1899
IMDb: 5.80/10 by 16 users
Popularity: 1
Country: Japan
Language: No Language
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : silent film, kabuki
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