Japanese People Used To Talk During Movies?!! - Film History #1: The Benshi
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- I get super nerdy about film history! Hopefully, this film history series will inspire some of you to feel the same. In this first lesson, we will go over the Japanese benshi, film narrators that stood next to the screen, and provided narration as the film was happening. The benshi profession eventually died out, but I greatly treasure this art form. Learn more about it in this video!
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Fantastic video for this topic that doesn't get enough love here on UA-cam! Also, I really appreciate the detailed list of sources you used, great for doing further reading on my own. You might have come across this in your research, but, fun/not-so-fun fact, Akira Kurosawa's older brother was a benshi narrator and a big influence on Kurosawa becoming a lover of film, however once talkies took over the market in Japan, he commited suicide at least in part because of the depression of losing his beloved position as a benshi. Kurosawa talks about it in his autobiography.
That "DISAPPOINTED" clip has me rolling. Good stuff!
hahaha, I couldn't resist! It's just too good!
I’m doing research on benshi and this video was super helpful. Thank you for including your sources! I hope you get more subscribers :)
Thank you so much for watching! I wish you all the best with your research, it's such a cool topic imo. 🌟
@@biopicked Thanks!! I watched your other video on the topic as well, and I'm definitely adding "narrated movie night" to my bucket list.
such a well-made video, I hope you will have more viewers in the future
I really like the details and the way u explained the topic... Dont stop making videos...love to see more from u
Ah, thank you so much for this comment! I have been working on some videos but was feeling discouraged, so I really needed to hear this. I am so grateful for your comment!
I’ve been seeking out resources on this topic for years as my great grandfather was supposedly a well-known benshi in Tokyo before the war. All I know based on what my grandma told me 20+ years ago was that he owned a theater called the Tachibanakan somewhere near Tokyo Daigaku. His surname was Yoshida, but I’m not sure what his given name was.-I think it was Fusakichi or something like that. He also had a stage name that used his real surname and different given name I believe. My grandma said she was someone on TV years ago with the same stage name (probably a pupil). I know he was considered quite wealthy at the time and was married numerous times. I’m hoping to find out more if anyone hears.
Oh wow! Thank you for sharing some of your family history with me. I hope you find out more about him in time 🙏
I've recently started to take an interest in film history, so was wondering if you plan to make more videos like this? It's so well researched and presented.
Thank you! I definitely want to, it just takes me forever to make something like this because of all the research! But hoping I can get back to it within the upcoming month 😊