Japanese People Used To Talk During Movies?!! - Film History #1: The Benshi

I get super nerdy about film history! Hopefully, this film history series will inspire some of you to feel the same. In this first lesson, we will go over the Japanese benshi, film narrators that stood next to the screen, and provided narration as the film was happening. The benshi profession eventually died out, but I greatly treasure this art form. Learn more about it in this video! Music by Bensound. How to host your own narrated movie night:    • SHOULD You Talk During The Movie?!   Find all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P... Want to support Biopicked? Send me a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/biopicked Watch some of my favorite silent films: *these are all affiliate links, which means biopicked gets a cut if you purchase anything through them Watch Metropolis: https://amzn.to/3yDb1MU Watch M: https://amzn.to/3xyGIpb Watch The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: https://amzn.to/3iz8w8x Get yourself some movie tickets: https://amzn.to/2ThnKoy Join our community. Follow Biopicked on social media! Twitter:   / biopicked   Instagram:   / biopicked   Want to reach out? Send me an email at [email protected].