Cinema year book of Japan (1937)

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Prospectus of the International Cinema Association of Japan [Office : Kyodo-Tatemono Bldg., Ginza, Kyobashi-Ku, Tokyo] There has been a growing inclination abroad to learn something about Japan, a country that has recently made rapid progress in economic and political fields. Interest in Japan is not confined to political and economic relations, many are desirous of becoming acquainted with Japanese culture — to know what Japanese people think and what they feel. It is therefore an urgent necessity to facilitate for foreign people the understanding of Japanese life and culture and to promote Japan’s cultural relations with other nations. There is no need to dwell on the cultural significance of the motion picture industry, for many nations have effectively utilized motion pictures in disseminating their own culture in foreign lands. Such enterprises have been undertaken in Japan by various governmental offices and public organizations, such as the Cultural Work Bureau and Information Bureau of the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Railways, the Board of Tourist Industry, and the Society for International Cultural Relations. These and other governmental offices have been making or assist¬ ing to make motion pictures to be used for such purposes. Their efforts, however, have hitherto been, to some extent, inefficient and wasteful, on account of the ab¬ sence of a central co-ordinating organ. On the other hand, private enterprise in the film industry has done little for the production of what may be termed “interna¬ tional films”, due to the lack of co-operation and leadership. The primary objective of the International Cinema Association of Japan, therefore, is to establish effective means of co-ordinating the activities of govern¬ mental offices and other organizations for the purpose of promoting mutual under¬ standing and goodwill throughout the world by the interchange of motion pictures among nations, and the introduction of Japanese culture abroad through the medium of the screen. ii