Movie
Maple Leaf Viewing (1899)
Taira no Koremochi defeats the Kijo Momiji.
Action · Fantasy · Music · Horror
Story
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.
Director: Tsunekichi Shibata Starring: Danjuro Ichikawa, Kikugoro Onoe V
Maple Leaf Viewing Cast
- Danjuro Ichikawa as Princess Sarashina / Momiji
- Kikugoro Onoe V as Taira no Koremochi