early Japanese cinema anthology / scripts

[Mark Nornes]

This fits the bill. It's only clips, but they're subtitled benshi  
performances and really, really fun.

As for scripts, search the KineJapan archive for extensive  
discussions. The Kinema Club website explains how to do this. Kinema  
Club also has the following page:

http://pears2.lib.ohio-state.edu/Markus/searchscripts.html

Markus





On Oct 3, 2007, at 5:07 AM, John Gorman wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I need help in finding the following materials:
>
> An introductory anthology of early Japanese cinema on DVD with  
> English subtitles.  I'm hoping to find something that begins at the  
> inception and goes up until either the war years or the  
> Occupation.  I'm especially hoping for something that includes the  
> role of 'benshi', preferably with some footage or just stills of  
> them in action.
>
> A source for excerpts from Japanese movie scripts, either in  
> Japanese or English.
>
> Best regards,
>
> John
>
>