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

Tsunekichi Shibata at Who's Who of Victorian Cinema


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