A benshi is a Japanese performer who provides narration for silent movies.

To narrate the film

Orchestras, piano players, or theater organs. In Japan, they were also accompanied by Benshi, a person who explained the story in their own words.

The cast of Utsukushiki tennen - 2005 includes: Morio Agata as Medicine wendor Masao Komatsu as Benshi Keiji Manako as Bar manager Fujio Tokita as Principal Morikawa Takushi Tsubokawa as Cinema musician Goichi Yamada as Icecream man

Masao Komatsu has: Performed in "Toshigoro" in 1968. Performed in "Furyo bancho okuri ookami" in 1969. Played Ticket checker in "Nippon ichi no danzetsu otoko" in 1969. Played Yuki Jun in "Gendai yakuza: Shinjuku no yotamono" in 1970. Played Masao muramatsu in "Sakariba nagashi uta: Shinjuku no onna" in 1970. Played Tadashi aoyama in "Ashita no Joe" in 1970. Performed in "Daikon no hana" in 1970. Played Muto in "Konto Gojugo-go to Miko no zettai zetsumei" in 1971. Played himself in "Owarai Onstage" in 1972. Played Aoki in "Aitte nandaro" in 1973. Played Hisashi Isayama in "Ore no yuku michi" in 1975. Played Kaminari in "Za kagesutaa" in 1976. Played Takeji Karashima in "Kita no kuni kara" in 1981. Performed in "Danna sama wa 18 sai" in 1982. Played Blue worker in "Sukanpin walk" in 1984. Played Shozo in "Furo agari no yozora ni" in 1987. Played Junnosuke Nogata in "Gokudo no onna-tachi: San-daime ane" in 1989. Performed in "Jigoru koppu: roppongi Akasaka bishoinen kurabu" in 1990. Performed in "Shinjitsu ichiro" in 1993. Performed in "Oyaji no hige 16" in 1994. Performed in "Haruchan" in 1996. Played Kuwata (patient) in "Tsukisoibito no uta" in 1998. Performed in "Ryuutsuu sensou" in 1998. Played Kosuke Takao in "Hakata Movie: Chinchiromai" in 2000. Performed in "Ora ga haru" in 2002. Performed in "Nosappu misaki no onna" in 2002. Played Kanta Aozora in "Warai no daigaku" in 2004. Performed in "Love Asia: Hanabira no mau umi e" in 2004. Played Benshi in "Utsukushiki tennen" in 2005. Played Shigeru Ogasawara in "Haken no hinkaku" in 2007. Performed in "Kagerou no tsuji: Inemuri iwane edo zoushi" in 2007. Performed in "Aria" in 2007. Performed in "Hyaku hachi" in 2008. Played Ex-cop in "Fukuie keibuho no aisatsu: Okkamu no kamisori" in 2009. Played Komatsu in "Natsu no koi wa nijiiro ni kagayaku" in 2010. Performed in "Tokyo teyande" in 2013. Performed in "Hameln" in 2013.