… of the Showa era (1955-1965). Given that this was a time when more films were produced in Japan than anywhere … magazines ( shūkanshi ) such as: Heibon, Asahi, Taishū, News tokuhō, Josei seben, Shin shūkan, Jitsuwa yomimono, … fan club magazine, Tōei no tomo. Finally, I also sent out questionnaires to about 350 former film fans. What would …