List of Japanese films: Pre 1920

Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Notes 	 	
1898 	1898 	1898 	1898 	1898 	1898	1898
Nuno sarashi 	 	 	Short Documentary	 	 	
1899 	1899 	1899 	1899 	1899 	1899	1899
Momijigari 	Shibata Tsunekichi	Onoe Kikugoro V, Ichikawa Danjūrō IX 	Kabuki 	Designated an Important Cultural Property in 2009.[1]	 	
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 Numataya 	 	Cinematography by Shiro Asano 	 	
Asakusa Nakamise 	 	 	 	Cinematography by Shiro Asano 	 	
1908 	1908 	1908 	1908 	1908 	1908	1908
Taikoki judanme 	 	Sakiji Ichikawa, Kasen Nakamura, Utae Nakamura 	 	Studio: M. Pathe. 17-minute print extant.[2] 	 	
1909 	1909 	1909 	1909 	1909 	1909	1909
Goban tadanobu 	Shozo Makino 	Matsunosuke Onoe, Ichitaro Kataoka, Kitsuraku Arashi	 	 	 	
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Pioneering director Shozo Makino
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Chushingura godanme 1910