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Mikes

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The messenger....
« on: March 30, 2016, 15:05:10 »
...with his little mobile theatre and a small but attentive audience. Shot near the Senso-ji shrine in Tokyo. Not sure, but I think that the message is about the dangers of nuclear power.

Hopefully, Akira will correct me if if this is incorrect.
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Re: The messenger....
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2016, 15:35:30 »
Nice capture, Mike.

The picture-story show had been one of very popular street performance for the children maybe until around early 1960s before the TV set became the commodity.

The Golden Bat (the character with the skull and the black mantle) was one of the popular "Super Man" type heroes during that time.  I'm not sure of the message of this particular story the showman is telling.  Apparently he is re-creating the street performance of good old days.
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Re: The messenger....
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2016, 19:40:33 »
I think its a lovely image - part of some history that will disappear I imagine
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Re: The messenger....
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2016, 04:44:34 »
Akira - thank you for your comments. The last picture of his presentation (shown in the image) depicted death and destruction, maybe of life as we know it.....

Thanks, Elsa. It was a quaint and unusual scene in Tokyo (for me).
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