
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.

Danjuro Ichikawa
Princess Sarashina / Momiji

Kikugoro Onoe V
Taira no Koremochi

Faust
Faust

The Kindly Lion
The Kindly Lion

Curiosity
Curiosity

High School Musical
High School Musical

Bake Jizo
Bake Jizo

Resurrection of a Corpse
Resurrection of a Corpse

The Nest
The Nest

Prep & Landing
Prep & Landing

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
The Pop Show
The Pop Show

The Monster
The Monster

The Unknown
The Unknown