Momijigari (1903)

Momijigari 1903 / 紅葉狩 1903 / Viewing Scarlet Maple Leaves , Maple Leaf Viewing , Maple Viewing

Momijigari is a Japanese film shot in 1899 by Shibata Tsunekichi. It is a record of the kabuki actors Onoe Kikugoro V and Ichikawa Danjuro IX performing a scene from the kabuki play Momijigari. The film features the scene in which Taira no Koremori defeats a demon who has disguised itself as Princess Sarashina. It is the oldest extant Japanese film and the first film to be designated an Important Cultural Property. (Source: Wikipedia)