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The Art of the Benshi

Event Series

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The Art of the Benshi

Presented by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities.

April 19, 2024 - April 21, 2024

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In-person: Live narration by benshi Ichirō Kataoka, Kumiko Ōmori and Hideyuki Yamashiro.

Past Events in this Series

Apr21
Screening
The Vindictive Snake + Shorts
April 21, 20243:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Billy Wilder Theater
Apr20
Screening
The Water Magician + Shorts
April 20, 20247:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Billy Wilder Theater
Apr20
Screening
Orochi + Shorts
April 20, 20243:00 pm - 5:20 pm
Billy Wilder Theater
Apr19
Screening
Off-Site: A Page of Madness + Shorts
April 19, 20247:30 pm - 9:45 pm
Apr07
Screening
Man and Wife
April 7, 20241:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Billy Wilder Theater

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