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Tsunekichi Shibata
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 cam…
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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.
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1967
When the Cookie Crumbles
Movie Lighting Technician
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1960
Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
Movie Lighting Technician
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1956
Bridge of Japan
Movie Lighting Technician
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1900
Une place publique à Tokyo
Movie Camera Operator
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1899
Sadakichi Shimizu, the Armed Robber
Movie Director
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1899
Maple Leaf Viewing
Movie Director
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1899
Two People at Dojo temple
Movie Director
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1898
Station du chemin de fer de Tokyo
Movie Camera Operator
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1898
Une rue à Tokyo, [II]
Movie Camera Operator
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1898
Une avenue à Tokyo
Movie Camera Operator
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1898
Une rue à Tokyo, [I]
Movie Director
