An incomplete list of the earliest films produced in Japan ordered by year between the 1898 and 1909. For an A-Z of films see :Category:Japanese films.
1898-1909 Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1898Nuno sarashi Short Documentary 1899MomijigariShibata Tsunekichi Onoe Kikugoro V, Ichikawa Danjūrō IXKabuki Designated an Important Cultural Property in 2009.Osaka Dōtonbori no Zu Osaka Maiko no Odori Kappore Ginza Machi Jikkei Genroku Hanami Odori Koyo no Hashi Atari MusashiyaRokusuke Fukunakamuraya Cinematography by Shiro Asano Shin Kanoko Botan HinoyaKaneko NumatayaCinematography by Shiro Asano Asakusa Nakamise Cinematography by Shiro Asano 1908Taikoki judanme Sakiji Ichikawa, Kasen Nakamura, Utae Nakamura Studio: M. Pathe. 17-minute print extant. 1909Goban tadanobuShozo Makino Matsunosuke Onoe, Ichitaro Kataoka, Kitsuraku Arashi
References
External links Japanese film at the Internet Movie Database