MOVING PICTURES IN JAPAN.
HIS ADOPTED SON
I'M- Japanese are crazy over the moving piaturus, and they- particularly like Anißiieau plays that .have a lot of gun piny mid Wild West scenes. Their grqatept'trouble is that there is s,o much kissins in American movies and tho Japanuse -consider' that- the spectacle of a ma.n kissing v womiw is a highly shocking one, and übt lit to bo shown on the ncrocn; Therefore 'the films bavo to be carefully canfiored, and- one poor over-, worked consor complained that in one week alono ho had to cut out 20,000 lqspos, and he demanded, with tears in Jim nytis, to know whotjw AmerkaJis spsrit ull their time kissing ouch oilier."
A mother *«> questioning her, little id^Ufrhter, ageSlaC: ' "Who is the father of the oalf V' asked' "The bull." replied the youngster. "Who is the fatjier of the duckling-?" continued the mother. ■'fTho'dnake." responded the child. • "And who is tho fa&er of tKo "kid?" "Charlie, Oh»pUn 1"
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 67, 16 September 1922, Page 17
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163MOVING PICTURES IN JAPAN. HIS ADOPTED SON Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 67, 16 September 1922, Page 17
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