Benshi-Brilliance!
- Ichiro KATAOKA and OTOWAZA present JIROKICHI THE RAT
Benshi (film narrator) Ichiro KATAOKA and the traditional music group OTOWAZA will perform live accompanying one of the few still existing silent films of director Daisuke ITO (1898-1981).
Jirokichi the Rat by Daisuke ITO
Oatsurae jirokichi koshi
御誂次郎吉格子
Japan 1931, DVD, 63 Min., Benshi narration in Japanese with English subtitles
Actors: Denjiro OKOCHI, Naoe HASHIMI, Nobuko HASHIMI, Minoru TAKASE, Reizaburo YAMAMOTO
In cooperation with the Japanese Consulate General in Frankfurt.
In cooperation with the Institute of Japanese Culture Cologne (Japan Foundation).