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A Japanese Funeral
(1913) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by [?] Bertram Bracken?
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 18 September 1913; in a split-reel with Home Life in Japan (1913). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot on-location in Japan.
Documentary.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? The funeral of one of the richest men in Yokohama. The long cortege is made resplendent by the tall “funeral trees,” a peculiar custom in Japan, and by the huge cages containing doves, the gifts of relatives and friends of the deceased. During the interment the birds are given their freedom, even as the spirit of the deceased is, at that moment, supposed to receive its freedom.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Funerals - Japan
Listing updated: 31 December 2024.
References: Thompson-Star p. 235 : Website-IMDb.
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