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Kamishibai is a form of picture storytelling that evolved in Japan at the beginning of the twentieth century. With the coming of World. War II, it became one of the most widely used mediums for. propaganda , targeting both children on the homefront and newly. colonized nations.
the history of kamishibai during Japan’s conflicts with China and the Allies from 1931 to 1945. The book is thoroughly researched, very well written, and contains an abundance of color plates illustrating the visual beauty and power of kamishibai. In addition, Orbaugh has translated seven whole kamishibai with color plates included. The result
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Kamishibai originated in Japan's early Showa era for children's amusement perfomed by street performers. Later, Kamishibai was introduced into school education. During the wartime era, Kamishibai was used as a military propaganda media by the Japanese government.
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kamishibai, or “printed kamishibai”); and the important role that kamishibai played in Japanese education after the war. In addition, I will discuss the dark history of kamishibai, when it was used for state propaganda during World War II and when it underwent censorship under postwar occupation.
In many ways kamishibai was a precursor to manga and anime and undoubtedly influenced. manga and anime. Kamishibai is a sequential art form and it is the sequencing of the images that. instills the drama into kamishibai. Image sequencing is an integral part in the narrative structure of.
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-What was unique about the Japanese Kamishibai compared to other countries’ propaganda . Learning Objectives (2-3 objectives): -I can explain the role of Kamishibai in traditional Japanese culture -I can explain why Kamishibai were able to be used effectively to mobilize for total war
Author: Sharalyn Orbaugh. The first in-depth scholarly study in English of the Japanese performance medium kamishibai, Sharalyn Orbaugh’s Propaganda Performed illuminates the vibrant street culture of 1930s Japan as well as the visual and narrative rhetoric of Japanese propaganda in World War II.
