Camera
Tsunekichi Shibata
JA, XX cinema · 11 credits
Born
1 January 1850
Died
1 January 1929 (aged 78)
Also known as Shibata Tsunekichi
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.
Known for
![Une rue à Tokyo, [I] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/orXYMKrxFsGAfKtjgWWmzaOTYZF.jpg)
Filmography
When the Cookie Crumbles
Lighting Technician
Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
Lighting Technician
Bridge of Japan
Color Designer, Lighting Technician
紅葉狩
1899
Maple Leaf Viewing
Director, Cinematography
Une avenue à Tokyo
Camera Operator, Director
Station du chemin de fer de Tokyo
Camera Operator, Director
![Une rue à Tokyo, [II] poster](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6Py7oXEJGNegx8unPMzXKN9Yp5I.jpg)
Une rue à Tokyo, [II]
Camera Operator, Director