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)

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Action,

Fantasy,

Music

Duration:

6 minutes

Year:

1899

Director:

Tsunekichi Shibata

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Company:

Osaka Nakaza,

Nihon Sossen Katsudo Shashinkai

Cast:

Princess Sarashina / Momiji

Taira no Koremochi

Crew:

Director

Cinematography

Original Story