Benshi (弁士) were Japanese performers who provided live narration for silent films (both Japanese films and Western films). Benshi are sometimes called...

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...

Moustafa Benshi (born 7 January 2002) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ettan Fotboll club IF Karlstad. Born...

entertainment in various different forms. Acrobat Actor Archimime Barker Beatboxer Benshi Bouffon Cheerleader Circus performer Clown Club Hostess/Host Comedian Dancer...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...