An adventure film with Benshi performers. Sometimes considered the 'first Japanese feature film', it survives today as a compilation of scenes from various different 1910s adaptations totaling nearly three hours in length. The bulk of the content comes from the 1911 adaptation by legendary Japanese filmmaker Makino Shozo.
Japanese horror movie from 1912.
Based on the 1827 kabuki play Okazaki No Neko, in which a band of wanderers along the Tokaido Road are assailed by a demonic cat-witch, possessed by the spirit of the Cat-Stone.
Japanese horror movie from 1913.
A variation on the Okiku ghost legend.
Japanese horror movie from 1914.
Japanese horror movie from 1914.
Film about Ghost-cat.
Short film about Ghost-cat.
A kabuki film based on Tolstoy's novel Resurrection.
Film about Ghost-cat.
Japanese horror movie from 1916. Produced by Nikkatsu.
Film about Ghost-Cat.
An early animated short based on the Japanese folktale. There is some confusion as to which version is which, as there are other animated takes on the tale: 1927s "Yasuji Murata’s Monkey and the Crabs", and 1939s "Monkey and Crabs" or ‘Shin Sarukanigassen’ from Kenzô Masaoka
Film about Ghost-Cat.
Film about Ghost-Cat.
An early anime telling the story of Momotaro and his adventures defeating demons.