Across the Equator
1936 Japanese film
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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,[1] it was shot by Tsuburaya from February to August 1935, whom traveled across the Pacific on the cruiser Asama.[4]
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Production
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]
Release
Across the Equator was released in Japan on January 15, 1936[1] and was later screened at 4:00 p.m. on May 20, 2015, at the Museum of Modern Art.[3]