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About the Project

Benshi narrator

Benshi narrator

A database of film video clips and benshi audio clips from the early twentieth century, with annotations and metadata that can be shared with consortial institutions for scholarly and instructional activities.

More about the Benshi: Silent Film Narrators in Japan project.


Project Director: Kyoko Omori, Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures (Japanese), Hamilton College