HyakuJon
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- 15 Feb 2018
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I have been puzzling about this for many years and not been able to find an answer, even by searching the internet and posting on other forums. I'm glad I've found JRef - from the postings I have looked at so far, it seems much more active than others and I hope that the mystery will be solved.
In Ozu films (and many others, no doubt!), when the outside door to the entryway of a house is slid open or closed a bell rings to announce the arrival of a visitor or return of a resident. How does this sytem work? I have worked out several possibilities, but I'd like to see how this actually functions.
I have asked several Japanese about this, but they haven't been able to help. I am assuming that this sort of system no longer features in everyday life - a bit like the bell on a spring above shop doors in the UK. The films I refer to were made in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Still, I hope that someone somewhere will be able to illucidate!
In Ozu films (and many others, no doubt!), when the outside door to the entryway of a house is slid open or closed a bell rings to announce the arrival of a visitor or return of a resident. How does this sytem work? I have worked out several possibilities, but I'd like to see how this actually functions.
I have asked several Japanese about this, but they haven't been able to help. I am assuming that this sort of system no longer features in everyday life - a bit like the bell on a spring above shop doors in the UK. The films I refer to were made in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Still, I hope that someone somewhere will be able to illucidate!