# Where to watch History of Japanese Film (1941) in the UK

> History of Japanese Film (1941) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 19 September 2026 by ScreenSearch.

**Type:** Film  
**Year:** 1941  
**Runtime:** 8 minutes  
**TMDB rating:** 8.0/10  
**Region:** United Kingdom (GB)  
**Last verified:** 19 September 2026 (2026-09-19T04:21:50.421Z)  

## Synopsis

A 1941 visual anthology made as part of a project to celebrate the passing of the Japanese government's controversial Film Law in 1939. This anthology included early films that existed at the time but are now lost, and a series of famous examples of the benshi voiceover technique. It was supervised by Yasunosuke Gonda, the leading researcher of public entertainment at the time. Excerpts from:  1. Nio no ukisu (1900, photo.: Joji Tsuchiya) starring Ganjiro Nakamura I  2. Hototogisu (Production year unknown)  3. Aiaigasa (Production year unknown)  4. Shoes (1916, dir.: Lois Weber, benshi: Raiyu Ikoma)  5. Gen'ei no onna (1920, dir.: Norimasa Kaeriyama)  6. Gubijinso (1921, dir.: Henry Kotani)  7. Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920, dir.: Robert Wiene, benshi: Musei Tokugawa)  8. Sendo kouta (1923, dir.: Yoshinobu Ikeda)

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