[KineJapan] Japanese paper films

[Alex Bates]

Hello everyone,
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.
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.
You can find more information here:
https://kamifirumu.scholar.bucknell.edu/
<https://kamifirumu.scholar.bucknell.edu/>
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.
Well worth a watch if you get a chance.
best,
Alex

Alex Bates
Dickinson College



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).



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.



The screenings without soundtracks will be accompanied by Japanese
musicians Yoko Reikano Kimura on koto and cellist Hikaru Tamaki (link
<https://duoyumeno.com/>
).



See this link
<https://kamifirumu.scholar.bucknell.edu/>
to
the website and here is a trailer
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CjwrWM1y-vAKfEBSufFcIliKcIWsTTsa/view?usp=drive_link>.
Information on Twitter is here
<https://x.com/Kamifirumu>
.
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