Talking the Pictures

IMDb link: 11147106
IMDb rating: 6.7 (462 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Drama, History
Director: Masayuki Suo
Cast: Ryo Narita, Nozomi de Lencquesaing, Sosuke Ikematsu, Fumiyo Kohinata, Mao Inoue, Kengo Kora, Yuina Kuroshima and others

Release date: 13 Dec 2019
Release year: 2019
Runtime: 126 minutes
Country: Japan
Keywords: one word title, exclamation point in title, punctuation in title, black and white scene, japan, year 1915, silent film era, silent movie era, features scenes from silent films, film in film

Plot:

Set in early 20th Century Japan, the movie follows the adventures of a young man who wants to get into the movie business -- but in a job unique to his country: a dramatic narrator for silent movies known as "Katsubenshi" or just "benshi". Comedy and action ensue as he becomes entangled with competing movie theaters where the crowds are drawn mostly by the skills of the dramatic interpreters rather than the movies themselves.

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