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Movie Clubs were established by amateur moviemakers and collectively constituted an amateur cinema culture. Movie clubs came in different shapes and sizes: some were defined by their geographical location, others were oriented around particular activities, and still others collected users of a specific film gauge (i.e. 8mm film).



Tsumanami Patē Shine Kurabu [Tsumanami Pathé Cine Club]

Location:

Hokuei, Japan


Kamaishi Kogata Eiga Kenkyūkai [Kamaishi Small-Gauge Film Society]

Location:

Kamaishi, Japan


Small-gauge film society for Manchuria Medical College (Manshū Ika Daigaku)

Location:

Dalian, China

Associated Films:

Jikyokubin [Current Affair News] (1931)


Studio F

Location:

Tokyo, Japan

Associated Filmmaker/People:

Kawakita Sōtarō

Associated Films:

Akogare Sutajio F ban [Yearning: The Studio F Version] (1935)


Amachua Shinema Kurabu [Amateur Cinema Club]

Location:

Tokyo, Japan

Associated Filmmaker/People:

Shigeji Ogino


Daburu Ō Shinema [W. O. Cinema]


Kyoto Bebī Shinema Kyōkai [Kyoto Baby Cinema Association]

Location:

Kyoto, Japan


Zen Nippon Patē Shine Kyōkai [All-Nippon Pathé Cine Association]

Location:

Tokyo, Japan

Associated Films:

Senjō yori [From a Battlefield] (1938)

Rhapsody (1932)

Film Study 9 ½ (1935)


Mie Bebī Shinema Kurabu [Mie Baby Cinema Club]

Location:

Mie, Japan

Associated Films:

Rizumu 1932 nen [Rhythm 1932] (1932)

Film Study 9 ½ (1935)

Rhapsody (1932)


Manshū Patē Renmei [Manchurian Pathé League]

Location:

Dalian, China


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