The First Emperor
1973, Japanese. Directed by Masato Hara.
In 1971, Hara Masato and a group or actors started shooting his 16mm film, The First Emperor, based on an old Japanese book about history and myths that is known as the Kojiki ('Record of Ancient Matters'). He did not finish the film.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 11 July 1973
- Original title
- 初国知所之天皇
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masato Hara
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The First Emperor runs 108 minutes (1h 48m).
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The First Emperor isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 July 1973. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The First Emperor?
The First Emperor (1973) was directed by Masato Hara.