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. those human beings do not move or as long as they have no life, what is the use
of it ? Even there are hundreds of such photographs which show the life of motionless people, we cannot understand those people and they are not worth one good motion picture. Why are Japanese people not known throughout the world ? Why are they often misunderstood ? I believe the above are the real cause. Now is the time for Japa¬ nese people to make themselves known throughout the world, not to only, 20,000 to 30,000 intellectual class, but to billions and billions of people. This is possible only by motion picture, and cannot be accomplished by writings, publicity or by beautiful photo¬ graphs or by speech in a hall where only 200 to 300 people come, who have interest in Japan.
I think the sight of wonderful dashing Japan is the interest of the whole world ; everywhere the people want to see Japan and they want to experience Japan. In my opinion, this work is of vital importance and, is a question of the day, and, full powers of this enterprise should not be entrusted to motion pictures producer only. Govern¬ ment itself ought to embark upon this enterprise and the authority must urge, encourage and protect the enterprisers of motion picture industry.
The exportation of Japanese motion picture is certainly a difficult problem. I will now change my subject and will deal with my second reason.
Is it really possible in Japan to make a picture which can be understood in Europe and America ? Until a few months ago, I thought it may probably be impossible to make one, as I was then trying to make an export film myself, but now 1 have completed my first trial production of a picture, I would like to answer “Yes”. Yes, it is possible to make a splendid export film in Japan, which can be understood in foreign countries. Furthermore, it is possible to make Japanese export motion picture film reach the height of technics such as rightly claimed in foreign countries by technical method that can be used in Japan at present. The way is not easy, of course, but as long as I have an ex¬ perience the way will become easy. Now, before I enter into a question of export film, I should like to restrict the extent of my mark to principally to the play film. I will not touch upon the so-called cultural film, namely the additional film of 200 to 300 metres long and takes only ten minutes to screen it. It is obvious that a good cultural film is important in any country, but it is nothing compared with the significance of the play film which I am going to tell you. Perhaps it may sound strange to you when you hear such a thing from me, who is a specialist in natural motion picture, but all the culture rests upon the human being and we have to strive not only to make this human being understood by other race in thought, action and feelings, but also to make the other race come into contact with the culture of this human being. As a matter of fact, Japan can show her beautiful sceneries, temples and shrines, striking interior of a room and beauty of architecture, fine art and industrial art by photographs, but these are no more
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