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Imperial Japanese Dance
(1894) United States of America
B&W : [?] 44, 45 or 50? feet
Directed by W.K.L. Dickson

Cast: The Sarashe Sisters [themselves].

Edison Manufacturing Company production; distributed by Raff & Gammon. / Cinematography by William Heise. / No copyright registration. / Kinetoscope 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot circa October-November 1894 in the Edison Black Maria studio in West Orange, New Jersey. Some release prints were hand color-tinted.

Performance: Dance.

Synopsis: [Raff & Gammon catalog, October 1894, page ?] Imperial Japanese Dance. Three Japanese Ladies in the Costumes of their Country. // [From Edison promotional materials] A charming representation of the Mikado dance by three beautiful Japanese ladies in full costume. Very effective when colored.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 21 March 2012.

References: Film viewing : Magliozzi-Treasures n. 3655 : Website-AFI; Website-LoC.

Home video: DVD.

 
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