The small screening room was on the basement floor of the film center. They were not late, but the screening room was almost full. Ye Zhao browsed it roughly and found that the audience was mainly young, but there were also people of other age groups.

After sitting down in his position, before the opening, Ye Shogh and Nakama Yuki Hye lowered her voice and bit her ears, "The movie to be played later is "Loyal Minister Treasure". Do you know this character?"

Of course, as expected, Yuki Ei Nakama nodded, "Of course, this person's deeds are also mentioned in the textbooks."

Tadaoshi refers to Yoshio Oishi, the retainer of Asano Nagato during the Tokugawa Shogunate period.

Asano Nagazuki was ordered to receive the imperial envoy from the court. Because he refused to give gifts to Yoshiyo, who was the director of the etiquette, he was questioned and teased by the other party. In anger, Asano Nagazuki drew his sword in the Edo Temple and injured Yoshiyo Yoshiyo, and was sentenced to semen by the general.

Oishi Ryomo was angry at the murder of his lord. In order to avenge Nagazuo Asano, he gathered forty-six samurai warriors to attack Yoshiyo's mansion and killed Yoshiyo to avenge his lord. Afterwards, all the 47 samurai warriors, including him, were ordered to commit suicide by separatism.

However, the stigma of his lord Asano Nagatsuki was also washed away by his righteous deeds.

The image of loyal ministers and treacherous people has been constantly being brought to various stages from the Kabuki era to the modern era and adapted through various perspectives. It is a very famous historical figure in Japan.

Before the film officially started screening, the film center staff gave an explanation of the situation of the film, roughly introduced the shooting time of the film, and the production company also expressed their solemn gratitude to the film collectors who provided the film.

After that, the movie officially began to be screened.

Since it is a silent movie, of course, the movie commentator is indispensable next to it.

Not everyone can do this job. In the era of silent movies, good movie commentators are more like big stars than actors in movies.

This "Loyalty Kan" was filmed in the late 1910s, not the "Loyalty Kan" starring Matsunosuke Ogami. In the era when the movie was just in its infancy, it was very common for the same subject to be filmed repeatedly.

Due to technical reasons and the film industry at that time, it was just in its inception and was still imitating Kabuki performances, so this movie, rather than a movie, gave Ye Zhao the feeling that it was more like watching a stage play.

Generally speaking, the movie seems to be split into small paragraphs after small paragraphs, each of which is composed of a shot, lasting about one or two minutes, and the transformation is a bit stiff, and the sense of ritual in some places is also very strong.

During the entire movie viewing process, whenever a scene appears, the commentator next to him will have to give a comment. Otherwise, it will be difficult to guess the plot that appears just by looking at the silent scene.

What Ye Zhao cares more about is the plot of counting numbers that appear in the movie. The actors in it count one by one with their fingers, while the commentator explained: "...This is the number of times that the Dashishita-aishou beats the drum."

Because they made an appointment in advance, they rely on the sound of drums to confirm the action.

Interestingly, following this shot, a close-up shot appears, with an actor playing Oishi Ryoo's drumbeat.

In this way, even if there is no commentator, the meaning of these two pictures can be clearly understood. Because the technical conditions cannot enter sound, this method of associating visually appears.

From the perspective of modern people, the plot and shooting techniques of this movie are naturally very immature, incomparable to modern movies.

However, thinking that the diverse film culture now grew little by little from such young seedlings, Ye Zhao still admired the films in the enlightenment period from the bottom of his heart.

In addition, I admire the old movies from more than 70 years ago like this, and I hear the narration of the passionate and emotional interpretation of the human voice. In addition to being able to understand the original movie, a feeling of traveling through time and space also appeared in my heart.

The length of this film "Loyal Minister" is about one hour and thirty, which was a very rare length at that time.

Due to the limitations of the era, most movies at that time were closer to "short films". The theme of the story revolved around classic Kabuki repertoire, and even the starring actors were Kabuki actors.

Of course, the theme and actors of this "Loyal Minister" are no exception.

After the movie was over, Ye Shogun and Yuki Hye Nakama did not rush to leave, but sat down for a while and waited for the others to leave first.

"The unexpected is quite interesting." Ye Zhao said, "But, it's better to be a commentator." If there weren't such a passionate commentator, you would definitely fall asleep after watching a silent film for an hour and a half.

Yuki Nakama said "hmm" and followed his words: "...I also feel a little bit like traveling through time and space."

"Is it?" Ye Zhao smiled, "I was thinking about the same thing just now."

When we left the screening room, it was time for the opening of the exhibition room on the seventh floor. The two of us exchanged sights and went up to visit again with a very tacit understanding.

In order to cooperate with the recent silent film exhibition, the exhibition room's displays have also been replaced by those of that era.

For Ye Zhao, watching silent movies is a lot of fun, but for Yuki Nakama, it may be more interesting to visit these collections from various eras in the exhibition room, with some stories hidden behind them.

"This still is so beautiful." Yukie Nakama said in a low voice.

When we were in the display room, people around us, and they all communicated in the lightest voices and whispered ways.

"Yes." Ye Zhao echoed.

But even so, this beautiful still records the heroine slowly strolling under the ginkgo tree after she broke up.

Scenes like this must appear once in love movies of that era, like a ritual before separation, and this is also the embodiment of the influence of the Kabuki stage style of the original films.

After visiting the display room, the two left the film center. It was not until then that Ye Zhao rebooted the phone that was turned off in advance for watching the movie.

The lunch was settled at the nearby restaurant. When they were about to finish their meal, Ye Zhao said to her: "Actually, I have some arrangements for it in the afternoon."

"Arrangement?" Yuki Nakama was sitting in a straight position and looked at him, "Is it a job?"
Chapter completed!