Hamamatsu Information Book

Horiuchi Katsujirō developed the Japan’s first photograph film.

 

He established a photographic film manufacturer company called Asahi Shashin Kōgyō in 1925. All films were imported at the time. Horiuchi and a researcher build a factory near the Shinkawa River and the Makome River in Asada-cho. They released the Japan’s first photograph film, Kiku Film, in 1928. The company also introduced the Japan’s X-ray film, ASK X-ray Film, in 1930, and 35 mm cinema films in 1938.

 

“Hamamatsu Sangyōshi" (the History of Hamamatsu's Industry)

“Enshū Kikai Kinzoku Kōgyō Hattenshi” (History of Enshū’s Machinery and Metal Industry)