"Motion Picture World"

Japanese: 《活動写真界》 - かつどうしゃしんかい
"Motion Picture World"

...Early movies flourished around two major themes: landscapes and war. In 1908, Yoshizawa Shoten built Japan's first film studio in Meguro, Tokyo, and in 1909, Japan's first movie magazine, "Katsudo Shashin Kai," was published. In an article entitled "The Golden Age of Motion Pictures" dated July 31, 1909, the Yorozu Choho newspaper said, "Recently, the popularity of motion pictures has almost reached its peak.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "motion picture world" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…初期の映画は風景と戦争を二大テーマにして隆盛したといえる。08年には吉沢商店が東京目黒に日本最初の撮影所を建て,09年には日本最初の映画雑誌《活動写真界》が発行された。1909年7月31日付の《万朝報(よろずちようほう)》は〈活動写真の全盛〉と題する記事で,〈近来活動写真の流行は殆んど極点に達して居る。…

※「《活動写真界》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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