Tsunekichi Shibata
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- January 1, 1850
- Died
- January 1, 1929
Biography
Tsunekichi Shibata 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 took 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.
Movies directed by Tsunekichi Shibata
- Maple Leaf Viewing 1899 · ★ 5.9
- Station du chemin de fer de Tokyo 1898 · ★ 4.5
- Sadakichi Shimizu, the Armed Robber 1899 · ★ 10.0
- Two People at Dojo temple 1899 · ★ 7.0
- Une rue à Tokyo, [II] 1898 · ★ 10.0
- Une avenue à Tokyo 1898 · ★ 8.0
- Une rue à Tokyo, [I] 1898