Yokota Shokai Movies

  • 1908
    Battle at Honnôji Temple

    Battle at Honnôji Temple

    Battle at Honnôji Temple

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    In 1908, Director/Producer Shozo Makino (father of Japanese cinema) directed and produced the first dramatic film in Kyoto. “Honnô-ji Gassen” was sho...

    Battle at Honnôji Temple
  • 1910
    The 47 Loyal Ronin

    The 47 Loyal Ronin

    The 47 Loyal Ronin

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    An adventure film with Benshi performers. Sometimes considered the 'first Japanese feature film', it survives today as a compilation of scenes from va...

    The 47 Loyal Ronin
  • 1912
    Sakura Sôgorô

    Sakura Sôgorô

    Sakura Sôgorô

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    Japanese horror movie from 1912.

    Sakura Sôgorô
  • 1911
    Iwami Jûtarô

    Iwami Jûtarô

    Iwami Jûtarô

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    Horror short.

    Iwami Jûtarô
  • 1911
    Rashomon

    Rashomon

    Rashomon

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    Legend tells the Watanabe-no-Tsuna, one of Raiko's demon-hunters, was summoned to Rashomon where an evil she-demon, Idaraki-doji, was praying on trave...

    Rashomon
  • 1910
    Sakura Sôgorô Ichidaiki

    Sakura Sôgorô Ichidaiki

    Sakura Sôgorô Ichidaiki

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    Japanese horror movie from 1910.

    Sakura Sôgorô Ichidaiki
  • 1910
    The Hanging Ceiling at a Utsunomiya

    The Hanging Ceiling at a Utsunomiya

    The Hanging Ceiling at a Utsunomiya

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    The first version of a kabuki ghost story which would be filmed numerous times, the story is based on a historical incident which occurred in 1622 whe...

    The Hanging Ceiling at a Utsunomiya
  • 1909
    Legend of the Righteous Sakura Sôgrô

    Legend of the Righteous Sakura Sôgrô

    Legend of the Righteous Sakura Sôgrô

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    Japanese horror movie from 1909.

    Legend of the Righteous Sakura Sôgrô
  • 1909
    Willow-Monster

    Willow-Monster

    Willow-Monster

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    Perhaps a depiction of the mythic yanagi-baba, or "willow witch", a spirit which emerges when a willow tree is 1,000 years, Featuring the Matsudaira R...

    Willow-Monster
  • 1909
    The Heavenly Being Sugawara

    The Heavenly Being Sugawara

    The Heavenly Being Sugawara

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    Sugawara no Michizane was a poet/politician of the Heian period, who fell from grace and died in exile. It was said that his vengeful ghost was the ca...

    The Heavenly Being Sugawara
  • 1912
    The Plate Mansion in Banshu

    The Plate Mansion in Banshu

    The Plate Mansion in Banshu

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    Japanese horror movie from 1912.

    The Plate Mansion in Banshu
  • 1909
    Shin Momotarô

    Shin Momotarô

    Shin Momotarô

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    One of 3 movies released 1909 with the same name.

    Shin Momotarô
  • 1909
    New Story of Momotaro

    New Story of Momotaro

    New Story of Momotaro

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    The first film vision of another seminal Japanese folk legend. Momotarô, the boy who was conceived when his elderly parents ate a magic peach and were...

    New Story of Momotaro
  • 1908
    Folk-Tale of Taro

    Folk-Tale of Taro

    Folk-Tale of Taro

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    One of the most popular of all Japan folk-tales is the famous undersea myth of Urashima Taro, the fisherman who is taken by a turtle to an underwater...

    Folk-Tale of Taro
  • 1911
    Ghost Story: The Murder of Bunya

    Ghost Story: The Murder of Bunya

    Ghost Story: The Murder of Bunya

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    Earliest japanese horror film.

    Ghost Story: The Murder of Bunya
  • 1911
    Banchō Sarayashiki

    Banchō Sarayashiki

    Banchō Sarayashiki

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    Earliest japanese horror film.

    Banchō Sarayashiki
  • 1910
    Chibusa no Enoki

    Chibusa no Enoki

    Chibusa no Enoki

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    Earliest japanese horror film.

    Chibusa no Enoki
  • 1912
    Mito Kōmon's Travel Diary

    Mito Kōmon's Travel Diary

    Mito Kōmon's Travel Diary

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    Adaptation of Mito Kōmon.

    Mito Kōmon's Travel Diary
  • 1910
    The Mito Kōmon Chronicles: Part Two

    The Mito Kōmon Chronicles: Part Two

    The Mito Kōmon Chronicles: Part Two

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    Sequel to the film "The Mito Kōmon Chronicles" (1910).

    The Mito Kōmon Chronicles: Part Two
  • 1910
    The Mito Kōmon Chronicles

    The Mito Kōmon Chronicles

    The Mito Kōmon Chronicles

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    First film adaptation of Mito Kōmon.

    The Mito Kōmon Chronicles