Maple Leaf Viewing
Maple Leaf Viewing
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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.
Released Nov 28, 1899
Runtime 0h 6min
Genre Action, Fantasy, Music
Actor Danjuro Ichikawa, Kikugoro Onoe V
Director Tsunekichi Shibata
Production Osaka Nakaza