Momijigari (1903)
- Original title
- 紅葉狩
- Directed by
- Tsunekichi Shibata
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 6 min
- Rating
- 5.8 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film records two kabuki actors performing a scene from a play. It is the oldest surviving Japanese film and shows a staged theatrical performance.
historicalstatictheatricalarchivalstagedsilentobservational
What happens
Momijigari (紅葉狩; a.k.a. Viewing Scarlet Maple Leaves, Maple Leaf Viewing, or Maple Viewing) is a Japanese film shot in 1899 by Shibata Tsunekichi. It is a record of the kabuki actors Onoe Kikugorō V and Ichikawa Danjūrō IX performing a scene from the kabuki play Momijigari. It is the oldest extant Japanese film and the first film to be designated an Important Cultural Property. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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