Historical nobleman Taira no Koremori fights a demon who has disguised itself as Princess Sarashina.
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A 6-minute kabuki film starring the legendary stage actors Danjuro Ichikawa IX and Onoe Kikugoro V, shot at the Kasuki-za in Tokyo, This scene of Taira no Koremochi battling the demon Kijo disguised as a warrior princess was not shown publicly until 1903, the year both actors' death.
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紅葉狩
(Japan, Japanese title)
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Maple Viewing
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Maple Leaf Viewing
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Созерцание осенних листьев
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Considered to be one of Japan's first films, that came from the Kabuki (traditional Japanese drama in which male actors play both male and female parts) theatrical traditions.
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Featured in
Nihon eiga-shi (1941).
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