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2. aboutjapan.japansociety.org › content › the-manyThe Many Faces of Kamishibai (Japanese Paper Theater): Past ...

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   In 2015, as we observe the 70 th anniversary of the end of World War II, the history of kamishibai offers a rare opportunity to reflect on why and how so many different types of kamishibai emerged and flourished during this turbulent time in Japanese history.

3. japanupmagazine.com › archives › 9525A traditional Japanese Storytelling art Kamishibai - JapanUp ...

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   Jun 14, 2023 · 06/14/2023. Kamishibai means paper play in Japanese and is a traditional storytelling art that was popular during the 1930s and post-war period in Japan but is still performed today. The Kamishibai storyteller, which is called gaito Kamishibaiya, would travel to street corners, park their bicycle, and bang together clapping sticks called ...

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   Why is kamishibai so popular today?

   • Kamishibai may be best known today as one of the direct precursors of postwar manga and anime, 3 but over its forty-year heyday it enjoyed enormous popularity, at times eclipsing rival entertainment media for children such as movies or radio (in the 1930s and early 1940s) and manga (in the 1950s).

   Kamishibai and the Art of the Interval - Oxford Academic

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   When did kamishibai become popular?

   • Kamishibai in its current form became popular during the 1920s, reaching its peak in the 1950s with more than 3,000 storytellers in Tokyo alone. Each day, the kamishibai man would make the rounds of various neighborhoods on a bicycle with about three different stories.

   Kamishibai, Japanese Storytelling: The Return of An Imaginative Art

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   What is kamishibai art?

   • Kamishibai is a performance art that was popular in Japan from the late 1920s to the 1960s and today lives on in nostalgia venues such as the International Manga Museum in Kyoto and the Shitamachi Museum in Tokyo.

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   Is kamishibai an ancient storytelling form?

   • In an ironic twist, this quite recent development in the history of kamishibai may account for the prevailing misconception that kamishibai is an ancient storytelling form because so many folktales are set in an indeterminate Japanese mukashi, or “long ago,” past.

   About Japan: A Teacher's Resource | The Many Faces of Kamishibai

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5. www.asianstudies.org › publications › eaaKamishibai, Japanese Storytelling: The Return of An ...

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   During the 1930s, Ogon Batto ( The Golden Bat) enjoyed phenomenal popularity. Resembling a caped Phantom of the Opera with a grimacing skeleton head and holding aloft a gold sword, the Golden Bat fought for peace and justice. His superhuman powers included the ability to fly through the air.

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6. theconversation.com › kamishibai-how-the-magicalKamishibai: how the magical art of Japanese storytelling is ...

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   Jun 28, 2018 · Yet despite this backdrop of ongoing high tech developments, a centuries-old Japanese storytelling tradition is being revived for modern audiences. Meet kamishibai – from kami, meaning paper and ...

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7. academic.oup.com › minnesota-scholarship-onlineKamishibai and the Art of the Interval - Oxford Academic

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   Kamishibai may be best known today as one of the direct precursors of postwar manga and anime, 3 but over its forty-year heyday it enjoyed enormous popularity, at times eclipsing rival entertainment media for children such as movies or radio (in the 1930s and early 1940s) and manga (in the 1950s).

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   Kamishibai may be best known today as one of the direct precursors of postwar manga and anime, 3 but over its forty-year heyday it enjoyed enormous popularity, at times eclipsing rival entertainment media for children such as movies or radio (in the 1930s and early 1940s) and manga (in the 1950s).

9. www3.nhk.or.jp › nhkworld › enKamishibai: Paper Theater - Japanology Plus | NHK WORLD-JAPAN

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   Kamishibai, or paper theater, is a form of storytelling that uses large picture cards. It was wildly popular throughout Japan in the 1930s. Today, it's still enjoyed in kindergartens and...