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National Film Preservation Foundation: HomeNational Film Preservation Foundation: Home Menu About the NFPF About the NFPF About the NFPF Why the NFPF Was Created Board and Staff Annual Reports and Newsletters 990s, Audits, and IRS Determination Letter Preservation Basics Preservation Basics Why Preserve Film? Film Decay and How to Slow It The Film Preservation Guide NFPF Grants NFPF Grants Overview Basic Preservation Grants Matching Grants Avant-Garde Masters Grants Awarded Grants Preserved Films Preserved Films Films Preserved Through the NFPF International Partnerships Avant-Garde Masters Grants Screening Room DVDs & Books DVDs & Books Overview Treasures from American Film Archives More Treasures from American Film Archives Treasures III: Social Issues in American Film Treasures IV: American Avant-Garde Film Treasures 5: The West Treasures New Zealand The Film Preservation Guide The Field Guide to Sponsored Films Support the NFPF Support the NFPF Making a Contribution Donate by Credit Card Donate by Check Workplace Giving Shop at iGive Edit Print Share Share: Google Plus Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Email Now Showing THE OATH OF THE SWORD (1914) The Oath of the Sword (1914) (aka Katana, Oath of the Sword) Production Company: Japanese American Film Company. Distribution Company: Sawyer Film Mart. Director: Frank Shaw. Scenario: Edwin M. La Roche. Cast: Tomi Morri (Masao), Hisa Numa (Hisa), Yutaka Abe [as “Jack Y. Abe”] (Hisa’s brother), Kohano Akashi (Gombei). Transfer Note: Scanned from a 35mm print (16 fps) preserved by the George Eastman Museum and the Japanese American National Museum. New Music: Michael Mortilla. Running Time: 31 minutes. The Oath of the Sword, a three-reel feature added to the National Film Registry in 2025, is the earliest surviving film produced by Asian Americans. It dates from a short but heroic period when Japanese and Chinese Americans created production companies to create movies about and for their own communites. The film was announced in the July 25, 1914 issue of Motion Picture News: The Japanese-American Film Company, with offices in Los Angeles, and distributing exchanges... View film   Screening Room       SAVED THROUGH THE NFPF   ONLINE FIELD GUIDE TO SPONSORED FILMS   TREASURES FROM AMERICAN FILM ARCHIVES     EYE PROJECT   Quicklinks Screening Room NFPF Shop Annual Report Basic Preservation Grants EYE Project Film Preservation Guide New Zealand Project Online Guide to Sponsored Films Too Much Johnson Treasures New Zealand DVD Donate Now NFPF News May 26, 2026Tom Mix in Trailin’ at the UCLA Festival of Preservation Eva Novak watches Tom Mix take aim at the villains in Trailin' (1921). Late May sees the return of the biennial UCLA Festival of Preservation, which allows the public to view UCLA Film & Television Archive’s recent preservation and restoration projects on the big screen of the Billy Wilder Theater. All screenings are free, and on May 31 you can see the Tom Mix western … Read moreMay 01, 2026“Amazing Tales from the Archives” This Week! Jimmy Aubrey will do anything to get out of the house and into mischief in A Musical Mixup (1928). Come out and see a presentation on a wonderful film funded through a grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation. Thursday, May 7 sees the return of “Amazing Tales from the Archives” at the San Francisco Silent Festival. This free annual program, begun in 2006, brings together … Read more Connect Join us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Home Contact the NFPF Privacy Policy Terms of Use Designed by Command Create Developed by Bot & Roseenusen-US1780680622https://filmpreservation.org

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