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@article{ART001876442},
author={Jeong Choongsil},
title={Movie-theaters and Cinema Culture in the 1920s-1930s - Focusing on Asakusa and Nish-ginza},
journal={Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University},
issn={1598-3021},
year={2014},
volume={71},
number={2},
pages={287-326},
doi={10.17326/jhsnu.71.2.201405.287}

TY - JOUR
AU - Jeong Choongsil
TI - Movie-theaters and Cinema Culture in the 1920s-1930s - Focusing on Asakusa and Nish-ginza
JO - Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University
PY - 2014
VL - 71
IS - 2
PB - Institute of Humanities, Seoul National University
SP - 287
EP - 326
SN - 1598-3021
AB - During the 1920s-1930s, movie theaters in Tokyo were built in bothsuburban areas and city centers. However, movie-watching patterns differedacross the regions between different city centers, and between thecity center and suburban areas. This study focuses on the differences inmovie-watching patterns between Asakusa and Nish-ginza, two city centersin Tokyo, and examines the regional characteristics of the city centers,the environment of movie-theaters, and the watching patterns of moviespectators. In the late 1920s, sound films were introduced, and modern movie theaterswere constructed in Tokyo. However, in the case of Asakusa, evenin the 1930s, spectators were unable to focus on movies and were compelledto watch them in a nosy and distracting environment, due to theregional characteristic and the working-class makeup of spectators. Sound and modern movie theaters were introduced earlier in Nish-ginzathan other parts of Tokyo. Unlike Asakusa, Nish-ginza spectators wereable to pay greater attention and watch movies more quietly. These movie-watching patterns allowed Nish-ginza to rise in popularity and becomethe leader of Tokyo’s film culture in the 1930s. Despite being situated close to each other, Asakusa and Nish-ginza differedconsiderably during the early period of Japanese film history becauseof the regional city-culture and differences in audience configuration.
KW - Movie-watching;Tokyo;Asakusa;Nish-ginza;city-culture
DO - 10.17326/jhsnu.71.2.201405.287
ER -

Jeong Choongsil. (2014). Movie-theaters and Cinema Culture in the 1920s-1930s - Focusing on Asakusa and Nish-ginza. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 71(2), 287-326.

Jeong Choongsil. 2014, "Movie-theaters and Cinema Culture in the 1920s-1930s - Focusing on Asakusa and Nish-ginza", Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, vol.71, no.2 pp.287-326. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.71.2.201405.287

Jeong Choongsil "Movie-theaters and Cinema Culture in the 1920s-1930s - Focusing on Asakusa and Nish-ginza" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 71.2 pp.287-326 (2014) : 287.

Jeong Choongsil. Movie-theaters and Cinema Culture in the 1920s-1930s - Focusing on Asakusa and Nish-ginza. 2014; 71(2), 287-326. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.71.2.201405.287

Jeong Choongsil. "Movie-theaters and Cinema Culture in the 1920s-1930s - Focusing on Asakusa and Nish-ginza" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 71, no.2 (2014) : 287-326.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.71.2.201405.287

Jeong Choongsil. Movie-theaters and Cinema Culture in the 1920s-1930s - Focusing on Asakusa and Nish-ginza. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 71(2), 287-326. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.71.2.201405.287

Jeong Choongsil. Movie-theaters and Cinema Culture in the 1920s-1930s - Focusing on Asakusa and Nish-ginza. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University. 2014; 71(2) 287-326. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.71.2.201405.287

Jeong Choongsil. Movie-theaters and Cinema Culture in the 1920s-1930s - Focusing on Asakusa and Nish-ginza. 2014; 71(2), 287-326. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.71.2.201405.287

Jeong Choongsil. "Movie-theaters and Cinema Culture in the 1920s-1930s - Focusing on Asakusa and Nish-ginza" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 71, no.2 (2014) : 287-326.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.71.2.201405.287