Across the Equator | |
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Directed by | Eiji Tsuburaya [a] |
Cinematography | Eiji Tsuburaya [a] |
Edited by | Chūzō Aochi |
Music by | Nobuyoshi Shiraki |
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Distributed by | Nikkatsu |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Across the Equator ( Japanese: 赤道越えて, Hepburn: Sekidō Koete) is a 1936 Japanese propaganda documentary film directed by Eiji Tsuburaya in his directorial debut. [3] Produced and distributed by Nikkatsu, [2] it was shot by Tsuburaya from February to August 1935, whom traveled across the Pacific on the cruiser Asama. [4]
Traveling on the cruiser ship Asama, director and cinematographer Eiji Tsuburaya filmed the film in Hawaii, the Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand. [4] According to the Museum of Modern Art, the film was prepared by Yoshio Osawa of J.O. Studios in Kyoto as a request by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to illustrate contemporary developments in Japanese sound film techniques. [3]
Across the Equator was released in Japan on January 15, 1936 [2] and was later screened at 4:00 p.m. on May 20, 2015, at the Museum of Modern Art. [3]