[KineJapan] Discovery of Onoe Matsunosuke film

[Gerow Aaron]

One of Onoe Matsunosuke's late Chushingura films has been discovered in Kyoto. Medama no Matchan, as he was called, is often termed Japan's first film star, but even though he appeared in nearly 1000 films, only about a dozen remain. What was found was a complete Pathe Baby version of his 1926 Chushingura (The Loyal 47 Ronin). While Pathe Baby versions were made for the home market during the prewar (using 9.5mm film), and were often abridged versions of theatrical films, this version is 66 minutes, and far exceeds the 20 minute fragment that previously existed for this film (also in a 9.5mm version).

http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20150907-00000029-asahi-movi

The film was acquired by the Kyoto Toy Film Museum from a person in Kumamoto and will be shown at the Kyoto Film Festival in October. 

http://toyfilm-museum.jp/


Aaron Gerow
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