<div dir="ltr">Hello everyone, <div>I apologize if I've missed the discussion of it already, but there was an amazing screening of 1930's Japanese paper films at Bucknell last Tuesday. These paper films for home screenings have been difficult to view, but have been preserved digitally by a film and media studies professor at Bucknell, Eric Faden. Many are from the toy film museum in Kyoto and several are from private collectors. These short films sometimes included soundtracks from shellac records. </div><div>Some highlights (for me) were an Ōkōchi Denjirō chanbara excerpt that is not preserved elsewhere and an anachronistic animated Chūshingura (Called 特急忠臣蔵) with motorcycles, skis, and cameras. </div><div>You can find more information here:</div><div><a href="https://kamifirumu.scholar.bucknell.edu/" target="_blank">https://kamifirumu.scholar.bucknell.edu/ </a><br></div><div>Eric will be taking them on tour next year with planned stops in LA and Chicago, among others. He may welcome opportunities to screen them elsewhere. <br></div><div>Well worth a watch if you get a chance. </div><div>best,</div><div>Alex</div><div><br></div><div>Alex Bates</div><div>Dickinson College </div><div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Aptos;font-size:16px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"> </span></p></div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Aptos;font-size:16px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2">This is an interdisciplinary project including East Asian Studies, Film/Media Studies, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Science. Bucknell scholars and engineers built a custom scanner with bespoke software for digitally preserving and reanimating the surviving film elements (and audio -- which often includes benshi, music, and sound effects).  </span></p></div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Aptos;font-size:16px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"> </span></p></div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Aptos;font-size:16px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2">The show premiered in NYC in August to a sold-out standing-room-only audience.  Lewisburg is the second stop for 2024 before the screening embarks on a road show tour of major cities for spring 2025.</span></p></div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Aptos;font-size:16px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"> </span></p></div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Aptos;font-size:16px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2">The screenings without soundtracks will be accompanied by Japanese musicians Yoko Reikano Kimura on koto and cellist Hikaru Tamaki (<a href="https://duoyumeno.com/" title="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fduoyumeno.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cbatesa%40dickinson.edu%7C4ca39d2de1ae41ed2bd208dcd7fc22f9%7C6232b05576b94c139b88b562ae7db6fb%7C0%7C0%7C638622725260889339%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=dykjPz0Wu57tOAzOVy3BUBuZm07U0wNzgdch8E2qeCo%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,120,215)">link</a>). </span></p></div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Aptos;font-size:16px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"> </span></p></div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Aptos;font-size:16px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2">See this <a href="https://kamifirumu.scholar.bucknell.edu/" title="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkamifirumu.scholar.bucknell.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cbatesa%40dickinson.edu%7C4ca39d2de1ae41ed2bd208dcd7fc22f9%7C6232b05576b94c139b88b562ae7db6fb%7C0%7C0%7C638622725260906036%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=XLWbi7bJgYJ4SsLNpIJcmILn52WoQQN%2BPSp9xKxPNmQ%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,120,215)">link</a> to the website and here is a <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CjwrWM1y-vAKfEBSufFcIliKcIWsTTsa/view?usp=drive_link" title="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1CjwrWM1y-vAKfEBSufFcIliKcIWsTTsa%2Fview%3Fusp%3Ddrive_link&data=05%7C02%7Cbatesa%40dickinson.edu%7C4ca39d2de1ae41ed2bd208dcd7fc22f9%7C6232b05576b94c139b88b562ae7db6fb%7C0%7C0%7C6386227252609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