著者

飯島 満 永井 美和子 中山 俊介

雑誌

無形文化遺産研究報告 = Research and Reports on Intangible Cultural Heritage

巻号頁・発行日

no.5, pp.53-76, 2011-03-31

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Filmon endless sound-belt is a medium capable of recording for a long time. It was developed in Japan in the latter half of the 1930s. While the recording time of a 10-inch record, which was generally the most popular type of record at the time, is about 3 minutes, it was possible to record for over 30 minutes on a Filmon endless sound-belt. Today, Filmon endless sound-belt is half forgotten for several reasons. First, it was manufactured only for a short period, from 1938 to 1940; second, a special player was necessary; and third, open-reel tapes and LP records appeared after World War II. The National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, Tokyo has been conducting jointinvestigation of the Filmon endless sound-belt with The Tsubouchi Memorial Theatre Museum Waseda University since the fiscal year 2009. In this intermediate report, focus is placed on what types of contents were recorded on sound-belts and how many of each were manufactured as well as how many of them can be confirmed to exist today.