Meaning of benshi | Babel Free
Examples
“Silent Japanese films had explainers and narrators known as benshis, who became so popular that the Japanese commonly went to movies to see⟳ their favorite benshi rather than their favorite actor.”
“The film had its premiere in September at the Toronto International Film Festival with an orchestra, a singer (billed as a castrato), an interlocutor (a tradition derived from the Japanese art of benshi) and sound⟳ effects by Foley artists in lab coats.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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