This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration.
On April 1, the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Film Center became a national film archive, and 
as the second screening of its opening commemorative screening, "Meiji no Japan in the National Film Archive Opening Memorial Movie" is currently being held.
The exhibition period is divided into two periods.
April 24 (Tuesday) - May 13 (Sunday)
August 14 (Tuesday) - September 2 (Sunday)
A
total of 36 programs (56 works) depicting "Meiji" will be screened.
The venue is "Nagase Memorial Hall OZU" on the 2nd floor of the National Film Archive Main Building, which faces Kyobashi 3-chome, Kajibashi Street.
The whole consists of three sections: "Record movie of the Meiji period", "Record movie about the Meiji era", and "Record movie about the Meiji era".
Today (April 29), I watched "Emperor Meiji and Russo-Japanese War" (113 minutes, 35mm, color).
This movie is said to be a masterpiece made by Shin Toho by betting company luck. Kanjuro Arashi, a great star of historical drama, was selected as the role of Emperor Meiji and became a big topic.
It was almost full on the day, and it was no wonder that Emperor Meiji's products, general Nogi's Chinese poems, and songs from the time, which were inserted at key points of the movie, made me feel the times and became an unprecedented hit.
In addition to this, there are plenty of works scheduled to be screened, ranging from valuable recorded images from the Meiji period to those dealing with Sakamoto Ryoma, Kurama Tengu, Kanichi and Miya, Tsuta and Shuetsu Hayase.
For detailed screening schedules, please refer to the website of the National Film Archive.
Click here for the website of "Meiji no Japan in the National Film Archive Opening Memorial Movie" ⇒
http://www.nfaj.go.jp/exhibition/meiji-201804/
