{"id":4750,"date":"2019-02-19T09:54:50","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T00:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/?p=4750"},"modified":"2019-02-25T18:32:03","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T09:32:03","slug":"the-art-of-the-benshi-screening-benshi-event-and-academic-symposium-co-organized-with-ucla-under-yanai-initiative-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/news-en\/2019\/02\/19\/4750\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of the Benshi &#8211; Screening Benshi Event and Academic Symposium co-organized with UCLA under Yanai Initiative Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From March 1st (Fri) to March 3rd (Sun) , Global Japanese Studies Model Unit and UCLA co-organize the performance titled \u201cThe Art of the Benshi\u201d at UCLA.<\/p>\n<p>3 Benshi will provide live narrations for one silent films. This event also provides voice explanations that can be realized rarely in Japan, together with the academic symposium titled \u201cTalking Silents\u201d as events jointly operating project called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en-news\/16737\">The Tadashi Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities<\/a>\u201d. This event is open to students, faculty, staff and the general public.<\/p>\n<h4>The Art of the Benshi<\/h4>\n<p>Event schedule<\/p>\n<p><em>March 1 (Fri), 2019 from 7:30pm at the Billy Wilder Theater<\/em><br \/>\n1\uff0eBlood Spattered Takadanobaba (Japan, 1928) &#8211; Ichiro Kataoka<br \/>\n2\uff0eThe Sword that Slashes Human and Horse (Japan, 1929) &#8211; Kumiko Omori<br \/>\n3\uff0eA Diary of Chuji&#8217;s Travels (1927) &#8211; Raiko Sakamoto<\/p>\n<p><em>March 2 (Sat), 2019 from 7:30pm at the Billy Wilder Theater<\/em><br \/>\n1\uff0eBlood Spattered Takadanobaba (Japan, 1928) &#8211; Kumiko Omori<br \/>\n2\uff0eBlood Spattered Takadanobaba (Japan, 1928) &#8211; Raiko Sakamoto<br \/>\n3\uff0eLiberty (1929) &#8211; Kumiko Omori<br \/>\n4\uff0eDragnet Girl (Japan, 1933) &#8211; Ichiro Kataoka<\/p>\n<p><em>March 3 (Sun), 2019 from 3:00pm at the Billy Wilder Theater<\/em><br \/>\n1\uff0eChameko&#8217;s Day (Japan, 1931\uff09 &#8211; Kumiko Omori<br \/>\n2\uff0eThe Sword that Slashes Human and Horse (Japan, 1929) &#8211; Raiko Sakamoto<br \/>\n3\uff0eSilence (1926\uff09 &#8211; Ichiro Kataoka<br \/>\n4\uff0eNot Blood Relations (Japan, 1916) &#8211; All benshis<\/p>\n<p><em>March 3 (Sun), 2019 from 7:00pm at the Billy Wilder Theater<\/em><br \/>\n1\uff0eTokyo March\uff08Japan, 1929) &#8211; Raiko Sakamoto<br \/>\n2\uff0eThe Upstart (Japan, 1921) &#8211; Ichiro Kataoka<br \/>\n3\uff0eThe Cheat (1915) &#8211; Kumiko Omori<br \/>\n4\uff0eJiraiya the Hero (Japan, 1921) &#8211; All benshis<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0For more detailed information and registration, visit the website below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yanaiinitiative.org\/the-art-of-the-benshi\">https:\/\/www.yanaiinitiative.org\/the-art-of-the-benshi<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Symposium: Talking Scilents<\/h4>\n<p><em>March 2 (Sat), 2019 at the Billy Wilder Theater<\/em><br \/>\n9:30\u201310:30<br \/>\nMachiko Kusahara (Professor Emeritus, Waseda University) \u201cUtsushi-e: A Narrative Screen Practice in the 19th Century Japan\u201d<br \/>\nRy\u016bichi Kodama (Professor, Waseda University) \u201c\u7121\u58f0\u6620\u753b\u3068\u6b4c\u821e\u4f0e\u7814\u7a76\u201d<\/p>\n<p>11:00-12:00<br \/>\nDavid Desser (Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois) \u201cNarration and Narrativity in Kurosawa&#8217;s Nora inu (Stray Dog)\u201d<br \/>\nKazuto Kond\u014d (Postdoctoral researcher, Waseda University and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) \u201c\u6620\u753b\u9928\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u300c\u58f0\u300d\u3068\u300c\u6587\u5b57\u300d\uff1a1910\uff5e20\u5e74\u4ee3\u306e\u90fd\u5e02\u7a7a\u9593\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u8208\u884c\u30e2\u30fc\u30c9\u201d<\/p>\n<p>12:00-12:30<br \/>\nDiscussion<\/p>\n<p>1:30pm-3:00pm<br \/>\nKyoko Omori (Associate Professor, Hamilton College) \u201cThe Soundscapes of Benshi\u201d<br \/>\nK\u014dtar\u014d Shibata (Research Associate, Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum) \u201cVarious Standardizations of Film Sound\/Music Practice in Japanese Movie Theaters during the 1910-20s\u201d<br \/>\nKeiko Sasagawa (Professor, Kansai University) \u201c\u6d3b\u5f01LOVE\uff1a\u30cd\u30aa\u30b9\u30fc\u30d1\u30fc\u30fb\u30c8\u30fc\u30ad\u30fc\u30681930\u5e74\u4ee3\u65e5\u672c\u6620\u753b\u7523\u696d\u201d<\/p>\n<p>3:30pm-4:30pm<br \/>\nFumito Shirai (Postdoctoral researcher, Kyoto University and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) \u201cTranspacific exchange and arrangement of silent film music in Japan: Imported Scores in the Hirano Collection from the 1920s\u201d<br \/>\nDong Hoon Kim (Associate Professor, University of Oregon) \u201cFrom Benshi to Byeonsa: The Transcoloinal Practice of Benshi and the Formation of Film Culture in Colonial Korea\u201d<\/p>\n<p>4:30pm-5:00pm<br \/>\nDiscussion<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0For more detailed information and registration, visit the website below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yanaiinitiative.org\/talking-silents\">https:\/\/www.yanaiinitiative.org\/talking-silents<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>Contact information<\/h5>\n<p>\u25a0Contact the Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences: 03-3203-4381<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Academic-Symposium_poster-940x667.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Academic-Symposium_poster-940x667.png 940w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Academic-Symposium_poster-610x433.png 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Academic-Symposium_poster-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/sgu\/assets\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Academic-Symposium_poster.png 1031w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From March 1st (Fri) to March 3rd (Sun) , Global Japanese Studies Model Unit and UCLA co-organize the performa 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