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Community Rating
5.6
TMDB estimate
Born
January 1, 1850
Died
January 1, 1929 (age 78)
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.
When the Cookie Crumbles
as Lighting Technician
1967
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The Great White Tower
as Lighting Technician
1966
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Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
as Lighting Technician
1960
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Bridge of Japan
as Lighting Technician, Color Designer
1956
—Une place publique à Tokyo
as Camera Operator
1900
—Sadakichi Shimizu, the Armed Robber
as Director
1899
—Maple Leaf Viewing
as Director, Cinematography
1899
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Two People at Dojo temple
as Director
1899
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Une avenue à Tokyo
as Camera Operator, Director
1898
—![Une rue à Tokyo, [II]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/6Py7oXEJGNegx8unPMzXKN9Yp5I.jpg)
Une rue à Tokyo, [II]
as Camera Operator, Director
1898
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Station du chemin de fer de Tokyo
as Camera Operator, Director
1898
—![Une rue à Tokyo, [I]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/orXYMKrxFsGAfKtjgWWmzaOTYZF.jpg)
Une rue à Tokyo, [I]
as Director
1898
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