Maple Leaf Viewing
Taira no Koremochi defeats the Kijo Momiji.
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.
Action
Fantasy
Music
5.8
16 reviewsRuntime: 6 min.
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Release Date: 1899-11-28
Director(s): Tsunekichi Shibata
Production: Osaka Nakaza, Nihon Sossen Katsudo Shashinkai
Languages: No Language
IMDB: tt0000319
