Phalke, DG (English spelling) PhalkeDG

Japanese: Phalke,D.G.(英語表記)PhalkeDG
Phalke, DG (English spelling) PhalkeDG

...65 million people flock to 10,813 cinemas (6,667 of which are permanent and the rest are mobile cinemas) every week (1980 statistics), and the film industry is counted among India's ten largest industries. The history of Indian cinema is said to have begun with director D.G.Phalke (1870-1944). Falke, who worked as a photo printer in Bombay, was a Sanskrit scholar and an enthusiast of painting, theater, and magic. In 1910, after seeing the American film The Life of Christ, he was inspired to make a film about the god Krishna.

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Japanese:

…1万0813館に及ぶ映画館(うち常設館が6667で,あとは移動映画館)には毎週6500万人が詰めかけ(1980年度統計),映画産業はインドの十大産業の一つに数えられている。 インド映画の歴史はファールケーD.G.Phalke(1870‐1944)監督に始まるといわれる。ボンベイで写真の焼付けを職業としていたファールケーは,サンスクリット学者で,絵画,演劇,そして奇術の愛好家でもあったが,1910年に《キリストの生涯》というアメリカ映画を見て,クリシュナ神の映画を作ることを思いたった。…

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