Makino Film Productions
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Makino Film Productions was a successful early film producing company active in Japanese cinema
in the 1920s and 1930s. It was founded by the pioneering film director Shozo Makino in 1923.
Makino merged the Mikado Company he had founded in 1919 into an independent production company Makino Film Productions, and from 1923, continued his work as a director and as producer.
Makino Film Productions produced many prominent films of the early era and employed many directors and actors within its production.
Cinema of Japan
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...
in the 1920s and 1930s. It was founded by the pioneering film director Shozo Makino in 1923.
Makino merged the Mikado Company he had founded in 1919 into an independent production company Makino Film Productions, and from 1923, continued his work as a director and as producer.
Makino Film Productions produced many prominent films of the early era and employed many directors and actors within its production.