List of Japanese films before 1910
# List of Japanese films before 1910

An incomplete list of the earliest films produced in Japan ordered by year between the 1898 and 1909. For an A-Z of films see Category:Japanese films.

## 1898-1909

| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 |||||
| Nuno sarashi | | | Short Documentary | |
| 1899 |||||
| Momijigari | Shibata Tsunekichi | Onoe Kikugoro V, Ichikawa Danjūrō IX | Kabuki | Designated an Important Cultural Property in 2009. |
| Osaka Dōtonbori no Zu | | | | |
| Osaka Maiko no Odori | | | | |
| Kappore | | | | |
| Ginza Machi Jikkei | | | | |
| Genroku Hanami Odori | | | | |
| Koyo no Hashi | | Atari Musashiya Rokusuke Fukunakamuraya | | Cinematography by Shiro Asano |
| Shin Kanoko | | Botan Hinoya Kaneko Numataya | | Cinematography by Shiro Asano |
| Asakusa Nakamise | | | | Cinematography by Shiro Asano |
| 1908 |||||
| Taikoki judanme | | Sakiji Ichikawa, Kasen Nakamura, Utae Nakamura | | Studio: M. Pathe. 17-minute print extant. |
| 1909 |||||
| Goban tadanobu | Shozo Makino | Matsunosuke Onoe, Ichitaro Kataoka, Kitsuraku Arashi | | |

* Pioneering director Shozo Makino
* Chushingura godanme 1910
