List of Japanese films before 1910 explained

An incomplete list of the earliest films produced in Japan ordered by year between the 1898 and 1909. For an A-Z of films see .

1898-1909

Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes
	1898
Nuno sarashi			Short Documentary
	1899
Momijigari		Onoe Kikugoro V, Ichikawa Danjūrō IX	Kabuki	Designated an Important Cultural Property in 2009.^[1]
Osaka Dōtonbori no Zu
Osaka Maiko no Odori
Kappore
Ginza Machi Jikkei
Genroku Hanami Odori
Koyo no Hashi		Atari Musashiya Rokusuke Fukunakamuraya		Cinematography by Shiro Asano
Shin Kanoko		Botan Hinoya Kaneko Numataya		Cinematography by Shiro Asano
Asakusa Nakamise				Cinematography by Shiro Asano
	1908
Taikoki judanme				Studio: M. Pathe. 17-minute print extant.^[2]
	1909
Goban tadanobu

External links

• Japanese film at the Internet Movie Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eiga firumu Momijigari. Cultural Heritage Online. Agency for Cultural Affairs. 9 December 2014. Japanese.
2. Web site: Kyūgeki taikōki jūdanme Amagasaki no ba. National Film Center, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. 30 November 2014. Japanese.