Across the Equator (Japanese: 赤道越えて, Hepburn: Sekidō Koete) is a 1936 Japanese propaganda documentary film directed by Eiji Tsuburaya in his directorial debut.[3] Produced and distributed by Nikkatsu,[2] it was shot by Tsuburaya from February to August 1935, whom traveled across the Pacific on the cruiser Asama.[4]
| Across the Equator | |
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| Directed by | Eiji Tsuburaya[a] |
| Cinematography | Eiji Tsuburaya[a] |
| Edited by | Chūzō Aochi |
| Music by | Nobuyoshi Shiraki |
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| Distributed by | Nikkatsu |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Production
editTraveling on the cruiser ship Asama, director and cinematographer Eiji Tsuburaya filmed the film in Hawaii, the Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand.[4] According to the Museum of Modern Art, the film was prepared by Yoshio Osawa of J.O. Studios in Kyoto as a request by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to illustrate contemporary developments in Japanese sound film techniques.[3]
Release
editAcross the Equator was released in Japan on January 15, 1936[2] and was later screened at 4:00 p.m. on May 20, 2015, at the Museum of Modern Art.[3]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Ragone 2014, p. 193.
- ^ a b c "赤道越えて | 映画". Nikkatsu (in Japanese). Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Nihon no eiga zukuri (Movie Making in Japan: A Screen Snap-shot). 1934 Sekido Koete (Across the Equator). 1936. Directed by Eiji Tsuburaya | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ a b Matsuda 2001, pp. 10–12.
- Matsuda, Takehisa, ed. (August 10, 2001). 円谷英二特撮世界 [Eiji Tsuburaya's World of Tokusatsu] (in Japanese). Keibunsha. ISBN 4-7669-3848-8.
- Ragone, August (May 6, 2014). Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters (paperback ed.). Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-1-4521-3539-7.
External links
edit- Sekido koete at IMDb