Tsunekichi Shibata
Camera
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
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movieUne avenue à Tokyo
1898
Camera Operator
movieStation du chemin de fer de Tokyo
1898
Camera Operator
![Une rue à Tokyo, [II]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6Py7oXEJGNegx8unPMzXKN9Yp5I.jpg)
movieUne rue à Tokyo, [II]
1898
Camera Operator
Directing7
movieUne rue à Tokyo, [II]
1898
Director
movieUne avenue à Tokyo
1898
Director
![Une rue à Tokyo, [I]](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/orXYMKrxFsGAfKtjgWWmzaOTYZF.jpg)
movieUne rue à Tokyo, [I]
1898
Director
Lighting4
movieWhen the Cookie Crumbles
1967
Lighting Technician
movieThe Great White Tower
1966
Lighting Technician
Dare yori mo kimi o aisu
1960
Lighting Technician
movieBridge of Japan
1956
Lighting Technician
Crew1
Maple Leaf Viewing
1899
Cinematography
Visual Effects1
movieBridge of Japan
1956
Color Designer