Born in Osaka on July 1, 1877 (Meiji 10) . He stow-awayed to the United states only return home and needy after two months, he then moved to Tokyo, Kyobashi Ward (now Tokyo Chuo-ku Kyobashi) and became a clerk at the advertising agency " Hiromeya " in Tokyo .

On February 21, 1897 (Meiji 30) , Kazuichi Araki of Osaka released Edison 's " Vitascope " at the Shinmachi Enbujo in Osaka (currently Osakaya Main Store , 2-5 Shinmachi , Nishi-ku ). Te March 6 "in Tokyo of the new house Shokai " is Kanda Nishikiterukan ( Kanda-ku Nishiki-cho, the current Chiyoda-ku, Nishikicho Kanda ) Upon be published in, ordered the publicity to Hiromeya. At the same time, France 's Lumiere 's " Cinematograph " was released in Osaka seven days before Vitascope, but in Tokyo it was successfully released "three days" earlier. It was Komada, who was 19 years old at the time, who jumped at this.

He took over the Vitascope from Arai Shokai and became a benshi in May of the same year, and started to promote American movies as "Japan's leading activity photo session".

In 1899 Nihonbashi District (Chuo current Nihonbashi ), Sugiura Rokumigi Mamorumon "of Konishi camera shop " (the later Konica Minolta ) is Gaumont imports manufactured by the movie camera, experimental movie he started shooting. The person was "Japan's first cameraman " Shiro Asano , a 20-year-old clerk at the store. Edit Biography