The Art of the BenshiPresented by the Yanai Initiative for Globalizing Japanese Humanities and the UCLA Film & Television Archive This April, the Art of the Benshi 2024 World Tour offers audiences a rare opportunity to experience the mesmerizing artistry of three of Japan’s celebrated benshi—“movie orators” who, since the days of Thomas Edison’s Kinetoscope, have been breathing life into silent film. Joined by an ense
