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Paper Drama

(Paper Drama)
8.9/ 10
Details
Original Title : Paper Drama
Time : 63 Min
Genre : Documentary, History
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2012
Director : Steven M. Hirohama
Writer : No data available
Producer : Steven M. Hirohama, Evelyn Morris
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : United States
Original Language : Japanese
About : Almost everyone knows Japanese anime and its impact on the entertainment industry. Many people are also familiar with manga or Japanese comics and how that art form has affected American comic books and popular culture. However, very few ...See moreAlmost everyone knows Japanese anime and its impact on the entertainment industry. Many people are also familiar with manga or Japanese comics and how that art form has affected American comic books and popular culture. However, very few people outside of Japan know that both manga and anime were spawned by the Japanese oral storytelling tradition called kamishibai - a uniquely Japanese art form. The term kamishibai literally translates to "paper drama." In the 1950s as many as 3,000 kamishibai performers roamed the streets of Tokyo performing folktales of morality to young audiences. However, with the advent of mass publishing and television, the art form almost disappeared. There are only a handful of street kamishibai performers today. Kamishibai has evolved into an educational tool for use in the classroom. This film introduces two practitioners of kamishibai, together who have been performing the art for over 70 years and an instructor who currently teaches this dying art form at a community center to aspiring practitioners in Tokyo. Written by Anonymous See less Read more: Plot summary

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