Benshi (弁士) were Japanese performers who provided live narration for silent films (both Japanese films and Western films). Benshi are sometimes called...
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Neo-Benshi is the practice of producing live alternate voice-overs for movies. The art form’s acknowledged starting point is in Korea, Japan, Taiwan and...
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Moustafa Benshi (born 7 January 2002) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ettan Fotboll club IF Karlstad. Born...
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entertainment in various different forms. Acrobat Actor Archimime Barker Beatboxer Benshi Bouffon Cheerleader Circus performer Clown Club Hostess/Host Comedian Dancer...
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of musicians and benshi any more. And a good benshi was a star demanding star payment. By the same token, the viability of the benshi system facilitated...
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Orochi (雄呂血, Orochi) is a 1925 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Buntarō Futagawa. It is the most popular and beloved...
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storytelling. Benshi could be accompanied by music like silent films from cinema of the West. With the advent of sound in the early 1930s, the benshi gradually...
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Emperor Xuan of Han (redirect from Benshi era)
poets. Among the literary figures at his court were Wang Bao and Liu Xiang. Benshi (本始) 73 BC – 70 BC Dijie (地節) 69 BC – 66 BC Yuankang (元康) 65 BC – 61 BC...
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would go to see the very same film narrated by different benshi, to hear the other benshi's interpretation. A romance could become a comedy or a drama...
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had not only live music but also the benshi, a live narrator who provided commentary and character voices. The benshi became a central element in Japanese...
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