Tsunekichi Shibata

Tsunekichi Shibata (柴田常吉, Shibata Tsunekichi, 1850 – 1929) was one of Japan's first filmmakers. He worked for the photographer Shirō Asano and the Konishi Camera shop, the first in Japan to import a motion picture camera. Along with Kanzo Shirai, he made the earliest films in Japan, mostly of geisha, Ginza, and selections of scenes from popular plays. His first exhibition was at the Tokyo Kabuki-za in 1899. After that he focused mainly on Kabuki plays.

Early Works

Armed Robber: Shimizu Sakakichi (not surviving)
Momijigari starring Ichikawa Danjūrō IX
Ninjin Dojo (not surviving)

External links

Tsunekichi Shibata at Who's Who of Victorian Cinema

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