About The Art of the Benshi 2024 World Tour
The Yanai Initiative hosted ” The Art of the Benshi 2024 World Tour ” over three weeks, travelling to four US cities: New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, with a final stop at Waseda University in Tokyo. Each program included screenings of classic, newly restored, and rarely seen silent films from Japan and the United States. Every performance and screening was accompanied by a musical ensemble with traditional Japanese instrumentation.
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Specifications
Featuring more than 300 images from archives and private collections around the world.
Edit：Michael Emmerich & Daisuke Miyao
Specs：Hardcover, 20.5 cm x 26.5 cm, 304 pages, color.
Price：5,500 yen (tax and shipping included).
Contents：
・The Benshi: A Brief History (DAISUKE MIYAO)
・In the Spotlight Behind the Silver Screen: A Brief History of Benshi Stardom (CHIE NIITA)
・When Benshi Shone: Japanese Movie Theaters in the Age of Early Cinema (MANABU UEDA)
・Women Benshi, Past and Present (COLLEEN LAIRD)
・Benshi as a Transcolonial Media Practice: Benshi and Pyõnsa in Korea (DONG HOON KIM)
・Benshi in the United States (DENISE KHOR)
・And the Shamisen Played on:Changing Silent Film Music in Japan (KŌTARŌ SHIBATA)
・Benshi in the Era of the Talkie (JOHAN NORDSTRÕM)
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Contact
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