Resources:
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- Discover Kamishibai—Website created by Margaret Eisenstadt and Donna Tamaki; kamishibai stages, published storycards, useful articles.
- “The Mechanics of Kamishibai through the Art of Eigorō Futamata” by Tara McGowan
- Kamishibai for Kids
- “Integrating Kamishibai Performance across the Curriculum” by Tara McGowan
- “The Many Faces of Kamishibai: Past, Present, and Future” by Tara McGowan
- The Kamishibai Classroom: Engaging Multiple Literacies Through the Art of “paper Theater” by Tara M. McGowan
- What is Kamishibai? by Dr. Jeffrey Dym
- Kamishibai in the Classroom
- Kamishibai Man by Allen Say
- World Kamishibai Forum
- Create Mini-Kamishibai (Lesson) Asian Art Museum
- Telling Tales with Kamishibai Asian Art Museum
- Turning Reading into Storytelling David Battino and Hazuki Kataoka also offer tips for creating kamishibai
- “Creating and Using Kamishibai” by Cathy Spagnoli
- Kamishibai Story Theater – The Art of Picture Telling by Diane De las Casa
- Kamishibai, Japanese Storytelling – The Return of An Imaginative Art by Elanie Vukov Education About Asia
- International Manga Museum with kamishibai performances
Ways to make a stage/cards:
- How to Make Kamishibai Display Board
- Building-a-Kamishibai-Box
- 3D Printer Files for Kamishibai Box: frame KFINISH2 v1 (1), doors KFInish1 (1)
- Graphic Organizer for Making Kamishibai Cards in the Classroom: Kamishibai Time Graphic Organizer
Lesson plans
- Kamishibai – paper theater (Grades K-12 – Includes introduction to kamishibai)
- Kamishibai for Turbulent Times (Grade 10)
- Create Mini-Kamishibai (Lesson) Asian Art Museum
- Telling Tales with Kamishibai Asian Art Museum
- Japanese Folk Tales and Kamishibai NCTA
- Japanese Kamishibai Stories NCTA
- Kamishibai & Teaching Resource NCTA
- Kamishibai & Attachment NCTA
- Kamishibai in 6th Grade NCTA
- Kamishibai- Historical Roots and Contemporary Children’s Literature NCTA
- Exploring Kamishibai & Teaching Resource NCTA
- Japanese Kamishibai Propaganda in Historical Context & Teaching Tool NCTA
Videos:
- What is Kamishibai—An Introduction to kamishibai by Jeffrey Dym
- Kamishibai Master Yassan–Short excerpt of a performance by the late kamishibai street performer and educator, Yassan, performing a biographical story about the famous cartoonist Tezuka Osamu.
- Storytelling – Lessons from Kamishibai–Jean-François Chénier uses kamishibai as a way to discuss creating better power point presentations
- Day of the Western Sunrise: A Documentary film using kamishibai and anime
- Die for Japan: A Look at Japanese Propaganda Kamishibai(Paper Plays)
- Youtube video introducing Kamishibai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6URceEr_zc
- Youtube video on Kamishibai in the (Primary School) Classroom, Narrated by Monique Poldberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEId2SFRezY
- “Experiences of the Bomb” – Listen to the experiences of an Atomic Bomb Survivor told in the form of Kamishibai, plus additional video testimonials.
- Discussion of Kamishibai (with mentions of Karuta and Sugoroku) held at the Special Collections at the University of Wisconsin:
- Part I https://youtu.be/UTvBPg9JGC4
- Part II https://youtu.be/VN-YU2VDJRA
- Part III. https://youtu.be/BCSKzeF_brE
For more information on Japanese magic lantern shows (utushi-e), see: