AMERICAN FILMS.
NOT WANTED IN JAPAN. DRASTIC CENSORING ACTION. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Nov. 13, 10.20 p.m. Tokio, Nov. 13. The Japanese authorities, who have been combatting American cinemas for a considerable period, have now decided to take drastic censoring action against these photoplays, which they claim are the worst produced in the United States and unfit to exhibit anywhere. It was at first hoped that, by the imposition of an Imperial tax of thirty yen on each thousand feet of film, importations would be checked, but the contrary occurred, and American films are successfully competing against the Japanese product. The Osaka municipality and various other prefectures have decided to prohibit all films that include lovemaking, shooting, the derogation of the police, thievery, revolution, anti-governmental and anti-social movements. American distributing agents declare it will mean that, few subjects which are now treated by scenario writers can be used fo-r film consumption here.
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Taranaki Daily News, 14 November 1922, Page 5
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152AMERICAN FILMS. Taranaki Daily News, 14 November 1922, Page 5
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