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Katsudō Shashin

1907 fragment of animated film speculated to be the oldest work of animation in Japan
Movie animated_short_film Q546713
Katsudō Shashin
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Summary

Katsudō Shashin is an animated short film[1].

Key Facts

  • Genre: silent film[2], anime[3]
  • Country of origin: Japan[4]
  • Publication date: 1907[5]
  • Significant event: rediscovery[6]
  • Title: 活動写真[7]
  • Duration: 3 seconds[8]
  • Copyright status: public domain[9]
  • P14449: 276613[10]

Related Entities

Japan public domain

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Zestier · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Thetvdb movie id → 338441
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  2. 18w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 276613
    Publication date → +1907-00-00T00:00:00Z
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    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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