This year is the 150th year of the Meiji Restoration.
On April 1st, the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Film Center became the National Film Archive, and as the second
screening of its opening commemorative screening, "Meiji Japan in the Meiji Era in Movies" is currently being held.
The session is divided into two phases,
1st term 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, facing Kajibashi Street, Kyobashi 3-chome.
The whole is composed of three sections: "Record films made in the Meiji era", "Record films depicting the Meiji era", and "Record films depicting the Meiji era".
Today (April 29), I watched "Emperor Meiji and the Russo-Japanese War" (113 min., 35 mm, color)
This movie is said to be a masterpiece made by Shintoho with the luck of the company. The great star of historical drama Kanjuro Arashi was selected as the role of Emperor Meiji and it became a big topic.
It was almost full on the day, made by Emperor Meiji, inserted at key points of the movie, Chinese poems by General Nogi, and singing songs at that time made me feel the times, and it was an unprecedented hit.
In addition to this, there are plenty of works scheduled to be screened, from valuable recorded videos from the Meiji period to those dealing with Sakamoto Ryoma, Kurama Tengu, Kanichi and Omiya, Tsuta and Shuetsu Hayase.
Please refer to the website of the National Film Archive for detailed screening schedules.
Click here for the website of "Meiji Japan as seen in a movie commemorating the opening of the National Film Archive". ⇒
http://www.nfaj.go.jp/exhibition/meiji-201804/
