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   Post-War Kamishibai. The use of kamishibai for propaganda during World War II made it an object of particular scrutiny when the war ended. General Douglas MacArthur and the Allied Powers were anxious to purge Japan of its former Imperialist ambitions, and kamishibai performers after the war had to get their stamp of approval.

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   Oct 16, 2023 · A kamishibai artist in Tokyo. Kami-shibai ( Japanese: 紙芝居) is a storytelling performance with picture cards, and is a traditional Japanese entertainment for children. In Japanese "Kami" means paper and "shibai" means drama or enternainment. The performer tells a story and shows pictures from scene to scene. Kami-shibai is a bidirectional ...

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   Why was kamishibai popular after WW2?

   • As Japan invaded other countries, kamishibai’s feature of eliciting shared feeling (kyokan) among listeners was exploited, with numerous kamishibai published to encourage cooperation with the war effort. After World War II, a new kamishibai movement began that centred on peace, love for children, and affirming the value of life.

   The Pedagogical Uses of Kamishibai, the Paper Theatre, in Asia - Springer

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   What happened to Kamishibai storytellers during World War II?

   • During World War II, kamishibai storytellers traveled through neighborhoods and bomb shelters to offer entertainment to all ages. The rise of television in the 1950s pushed kamishibai aside, McGowan says, but historians, schools, librarians, publishers, and storytellers are working to keep it alive.

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   When did kamishibai start?

   • However, kamishibai is an art form that started earlier, in the 1930s in Tokyo, based on older traditions. What Is “Kamishibai?” According to Kamichi ( 1997 ), Japanese kamishibai has its early roots in picture scrolls ( emakimono, twelfth century, Heian period), which were viewed while listening to a storyteller.

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   Why is kamishibai so popular?

   • Perhaps the biggest growth in interest in kamishibai as a format is happening outside Japan. Artists and kamishibai practitioners involved in the tezukuri kamishibai movement have actively been transporting kamishibai to countries throughout Asia and the middle-east to encourage local artists to create their own stories.

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4. blogs.loc.gov › families › 2021Jump into Japanese Storytelling: Kamishibai and Ukiyo-e

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   May 27, 2021 · You can find a searchable database of the digitized prints online or download these coloring sheets of ukiyo-e. Another storytelling tradition is kamishibai, which translates to “paper plays.”. They first started in Japan in the late 1920s and became popular during the Great Depression.

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   Jan 1, 2022 · As Japan invaded other countries, kamishibai’s feature of eliciting shared feeling (kyokan) among listeners was exploited, with numerous kamishibai published to encourage cooperation with the war effort. After World War II, a new kamishibai movement began that centred on peace, love for children, and affirming the value of life.

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   Mar 1, 2021 · Kamishibai flourished in Japan in the 1930s and 1940s, offering storytellers and artists an easy way to make money during a period of economic depression, according to the website Kamishibai for Kids. During World War II, kamishibai storytellers traveled through neighborhoods and bomb shelters to offer entertainment to all ages.

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

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   A kamishibai man telling stories in postwar Japan. Each kamishibai story consists of twelve to sixteen beautifully colored cardboard illustrations, a teacher’s guide, and instructions on how to use the story boards. The boards measure 10 1/2” x 15”, allowing even a large group of children gathered around a teacher or parent to easily see ...

8. aboutjapan.japansociety.org › japanese-paper-dramaJapanese Paper Drama Tradition: Kamishibai - Japan Society

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   Kamishibai (kah-mee-shee-bye) or “paper drama” is a form of storytelling that began in Buddhist temples in Japan in the 12th century. The monks used e-maki (eh-mah-key) or “picture scrolls” to tell stories with moral lessons to people who were mostly uneducated. This traditional storytelling form evolved over the centuries into the use ...