Maple Leaf Viewing (1899)

1899 - 紅葉狩り Momijigari - Shibata Tsunekichi (Nihon Sossen Katsudo Shashinkai)

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-perf...