List of Japanese films before 1910

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List of Japanese films
Pre-1910
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954
1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
1960s
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
1970s
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980s
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990s
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000s
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010s
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020s
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An incomplete list of the earliest films produced in Japan ordered by year between the 1898 and 1909. For an A-Z of films see Category:Japanese films.

1898-1909

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1898
Nuno sarashi Short Documentary
1899
Momijigari Shibata Tsunekichi Onoe Kikugoro V, Ichikawa Danjūrō IX Kabuki Designated an Important Cultural Property in 2009.[1]
Osaka Dōtonbori no Zu
Osaka Maiko no Odori
Kappore
Ginza Machi Jikkei
Genroku Hanami Odori
Koyo no Hashi Atari Musashiya
Rokusuke Fukunakamuraya
Cinematography by Shiro Asano
Shin Kanoko Botan Hinoya
Kaneko Numataya
Cinematography by Shiro Asano
Asakusa Nakamise Cinematography by Shiro Asano
1908
Taikoki judanme Sakiji Ichikawa, Kasen Nakamura, Utae Nakamura Studio: M. Pathe. 17-minute print extant.[2]
1909
Goban tadanobu Shozo Makino Matsunosuke Onoe, Ichitaro Kataoka, Kitsuraku Arashi
  • Pioneering director Shozo Makino
    Pioneering director Shozo Makino
  • Chushingura godanme 1910
    Chushingura godanme 1910

References

  1. ^ "Eiga firumu Momijigari". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Kyūgeki taikōki jūdanme Amagasaki no ba" (in Japanese). National Film Center, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Retrieved 30 November 2014.

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