Since 1956, Japan’s film industry has set aside a day to celebrate the birth of cinema in this country. December 1st, 2016, marks the 60th anniversary. The holiday is also known a 映画の日 (eiga no hi). The first showing of a film is generally considered to have happened in 1896 in Kobe, 19 years before Japan’s largest yakuza group, the Yamaguchi-gumi (still going strong) was founded in the same area.
Here are some links to articles our contributors have written in the past. Enjoy!
Let’s Convenience Store! The Musical: コンビニへ行こう！ : Japan Subculture Research Center
Aliens Versus Yakuza: 宇宙人対極道: A Masterpiece Of Bad Genre Films : Japan Subculture Research Center
