Maple Leaf Viewing
# Taira no Koremochi defeats the kijo Momiji.
📜 Overview:
[…] A reel was shot of the Noh drama Momiji-gari (Maple Leaf Hunters, or Viewing Scarlet Maple Leaves), in which Danjuro played opposite Onoe Kikugoro V (1844-1903) 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. (cont. http://victorian-cinema.net/danjuro)
🌏 Languages Available:
No Language
📆 Date Released:
1899-11-28
⌚ Running Time:
6 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
5.8
Beloved Cast
Princess Sarashina / Momiji
Danjuro Ichikawa
Taira no Koremochi
Kikugoro Onoe V
