"In the past, silent film screenings in Japan featured Benshi narration." "The screenings that combined three elements." "pictures, Benshi narration and lve musc were the ultimate form of entertainment in that age." "The profession of Benshi was very fashionabe and modern," "That is why Benshi wore bow-ties and Western-stye formal suits," "Digital Meme presents DVDs featuring seect films from the colection of Shunsui Matsuda, the great Benshi of the ate 20th century," "The DVDs ncude a rich variety of films:" "from classic masterpieces to fine and rare pieces," "The art of Bensh is based upon the rich Japanese traditon of storyteling," "Thus, the existence of Benshi s a unique feature of our culture," "Taki no Shiraito s the best known silent film of Kenji Mizoguchi the word-renowned director who has left behind a legacy of masterpieces," "It tells the sad love story of a proud water magician and a poor law student," "In my narration, I put emphasis on the magician's dignity and inner beauty." "This wel-known modern tragedy has inspired many a play and fims, but I think that the sad love story trascends the limits of the new tragedy genre, and reaches the heights of Greek tragedy," "I tried to convey this in my narration," "As for Tokyo Koshinkyoku, ts theme song 'the streets of Ginza lined with willow trees' is very popular." "I n the past, a singer used to perform at the screening of the film." "I, too, sang for this narration," "Please, sing wth me when you are watching the fim,"