Men with Cameras - Capture the Great Kanto Earthquake
Men with Cameras - Capture the Great Kanto Earthquake

Men with Cameras - Capture the Great Kanto Earthquake

August 26, 2023 | 81 min

The film is set on September 1th, 1923 , when a huge earthquake hits Tokyo . The quake caused buildings to collapse, and the city was reduced to ashes by fire. The Great Kanto Earthquake killed more than 105,000 people. 100-year-old films recording this catastrophe have been found all over the country.But who filmed the turmoil of Tokyo, chased by raging fires?After investigating, I come across three cameramen. They turned the hand-cranked camera in a trance without being ordered by anyone.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Share on social media

More Like This

Atatürk, Father of Modern Turkey
Waltz with Bashir
Tokyo Black Hole: Year Zero in Post-WWII Japan
The Nansen Passport
Lenin and the Other Story of the Russian Revolution
Wild Tokyo
Cataclysmes, les grands régulateurs
Sarajevo Ricochet Part 1: The US Green Light
Enter the Anime
Pelican: 74 Years of Japanese Tradition
Rainbow Family
Man with a Movie Camera
Tokyo Stories
μ's Final LoveLive! ~μ'sic Forever♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪~
Girl Without Nerves
From Caligari to Hitler
The Ornament of the World
The Day the Series Stopped
A Day in Tokyo
Tokyo Olympiad