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Asakusa Temple, Tokio, Japan
Also known as [Asakusa Temple] : {Asakusa Temple, Tokyo, Japan}
(1901) United States of America
B&W : [?] 26 or 147? feet
Directed by Robert K. Bonine

Cast: (unknown)

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by Robert K. Bonine. / © 19 October 1903 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H36868]. Released October 1901. / [?] Mutoscope 68mm spherical 1.36:1 format? / The production was shot on 27 September 1901 in Tokyo, Japan.

Documentary: Actuality.

Synopsis: [From Biograph promotional materials] One of the show places of Tokio, Japan. Picture shows crowd of Japs, pigeons feeding, tourists, etc.

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

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Japan: Tokyo: Asakusa Temple

Listing updated: 13 January 2025.

References: Niver-Early p. 15 : Website-IMDb.