The Abduction of the Emperor of Japan
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- Name
- Weng, Wango H. C. (Animator)
- Stampler, Daniel (Producer)
- Gemini, inc. (Production company)
- Smith, Bradley, 1910-1997 (Director)
- Title
- The Abduction of the Emperor of Japan
- Abstract
- A dramatization of the medieval tale about the almost successful attempt to kidnap the Emperor of Japan. Taken from the original Heizi monogatari emaki, Japanese hand-painted scroll in the collection of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
- Collection Name
- Wan-go H.C. Weng film collection
- Archival Context
- Series 6: Selected Other Films, Collected by Weng Wango, circa 1944-1967. Box no. 11 Container WW0159
- Subjects
- Nijō, Emperor of Japan, 1143-1165
- Format
- video recordings
- Genre
- Drama
- Date
- circa 1960s?
- Physical Description
- 1 video file (11 minutes) : sound, color
- Note
- Original format: film, 16mm
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- C.V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-14t2-py74