Maple Leaf Viewing
Synopsis
[β¦] 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)
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Title:
Maple Leaf Viewing
Latest releases:
Nov. 28, 1899
Country of origin:
Japan
Duration
6mn
Genres
Music
Actors
Kikugoro Onoe V.
Source:
Public Domain via Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons)
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