女おんな弁べん士し

noun

female silent film narrator

Historical term for a woman who provided live narration and character voices during silent films in Japan, analogous to a male 弁士.

See also: 弁士

• 大たい正しょう時じ代だいには女おんな弁べん士しが活かつ躍やくした。

  Female silent film narrators were active in the Taisho era.

• この映えい画が館かんでは女おんな弁べん士しの語かたりが人にん気きだった。

  The narration by the female benshi was popular at this movie theater.