What does benshi mean?
Benshi means A Japanese performer who provides live narration for silent films.
Benshi
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Benshi is a noun meaning A Japanese performer who provides live narration for silent films.
Meaning
A Japanese performer who provides live narration for silent films.
Example Sentences
Silent Japanese films had explainers and narrators known as benshis, who became so popular that the Japanese commonly went to movies to see their favorite benshi rather than their favorite actor.
The film had its premiere in September at the Toronto International Film Festival with an orchestra, a singer (billed as a castrato), an interlocutor (a tradition derived from the Japanese art of benshi) and sound effects by Foley artists in lab coats.
Word Forms
- benshis
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lector, narrator, video joker, fitter, shamisenist, shadower.
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How do you use benshi in a sentence?
Silent Japanese films had explainers and narrators known as benshis, who became so popular that the Japanese commonly went to movies to see their favorite benshi rather than their favorite actor.
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