Chiyoda Kan Theater, Tokyo -- December 20, 2024

Moving Picture World, 06-December-1924

Tokyo's Chiyoda Kan Theater hosted a successful run of Paramount's western epic, The Covered Wagon. "Tokio" was a spelling commonly used in the United States. Our spellings of Japanese words became more standard during and after World War Two.

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First Motion Pictures of the Japanese Earthquake -- September 28, 2023

Film Daily, 26-September-1923

On 01-September-1923, the Great Kantō Earthquake devasted a large part of Japan. Fires spread through cities and at least 140,000 people were killed. 

Newsreel footage had reached the US by the end of the month. 

Film Daily, 25-September-1923

Pathé's "Marvelous Pictures of the Japanese Earthquake" were shown on the Pacific Coast on 24-September-1923. 

Film Daily, 27-September-1923

"You get it all, you get it quick, you get it best in the Pathé and without extra charge."