Program picture

Japanese: プログラム･ピクチャー（英語表記）program picture

The term refers to movies (pictures) that are mass-produced to fill a movie theater's weekly program, and was coined when "double features" (two feature films in one program) began in the United States in the early 1930s. In English, it is also called "programmer." In other words, it is a "second feature, supporting feature, or co-feature" that is shown alongside the "feature film" that is the main part of the program.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

映画館の毎週の番組(プログラム)を埋めるために量産される映画(ピクチャー)の意で，アメリカで1930年代初頭に〈2本立て興行double feature〉(1番組に劇映画2本を組み入れる興行)が始まったときに生まれた呼称。英語でprogrammerともいう。また別の言い方をすれば，番組のメーンになる〈本編feature film〉に対する〈併映作品，添えものsecond feature,supporting feature,co‐feature〉である。

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