The National Film and Sound Archive’s Arc cinema is offering Canberra residents a rare opportunity to see one of Japan’s few still-active benshi’s (silent film narrators), performing live in March. Also on offer is the unique opportunity to experience some of the rare gems of Japanese cinema’s distinct silent filmmaking of the 1920s and early 1930s.
The Nippon Modern Series (5-26 March), Arc’s bi-annual silent film showcase, features a selection of recently restored films from major Japanese film archives, and performances by Japanese benshi
Mr Ichiro KATOAKA, on Thursday 10 March and Friday 11 March.
