Byeonsa

Byeonsa (Korean: 변사) is a Korean word that referred to orators that worked in Korean cinema theaters in the silent film era. Byeonsa stood near the screen and narrated and commented on the events of the film. Some performers were particularly popular and audiences would visit theaters not only to see their favorite actors, but specific byeonsa.

Byeonsa
Hangul	변사
Hanja	辯士
Revised Romanization	Byeonsa
McCune–Reischauer	Pyŏnsa

See also

• Benshi, its Japanese counterpart

External links

• Cinema Review: Traditional Eastern Film, Superlative Sonic Source, by Brian Hu. Thursday, September 19, 2002. ^{[dead link]}