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Temples of Japan
(1914) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by [?] Bertram Bracken and/or Gaston Méliès?

Cast: (unknown)

Méliès Star Films [American] production; distributed by [?] The Vitagraph Company of America through The General Film Company, Incorporated? / Produced by Gaston Méliès. / Released 1 January 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot on-location in Japan.

Documentary: Travelogue.

Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Beautiful views, inside and outside, of some of Japan’s most picturesque temples, erected, some in modern times, some in ancient, as monuments to the Buddhist and Shinto religions. Included are: the Cho-in temple, Kyoto; Higashi-Hongwanji temple, Kyoto; the Nanenji temple nestling in the woods of Kyoto; Kitano-Tenji shrine, Kyoto; the great temple of Kiyo-Mizu, Toyko; the Kasuga shrine, Nara; and the January, February and March temples, Nara.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Japan

Listing updated: 7 October 2023.

References: Thompson-Star p. 235 : Website-IMDb.

 
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