Benshi

This article or the following section is not adequately provided with supporting documents ( e.g. individual evidence ). Information without sufficient evidence could be removed soon. Please help Wikipedia by researching the information and including good evidence.

In the early years of Japanese cinema , the Benshi ( Japanese 弁 士 ) were speakers who stood next to the screen and gave voice to the characters on it. The narratives and explanations of the Benshi were considered a very important cinematographic component in the early Japanese film experience, and many Benshi even made it to a certain level of notoriety.

A well-known representative is Heigo Kurosawa, Akira Kurosawa's brother , who also brought him to the film.