Gendai-geki explained

is a genre of film and television or theater play in Japan.^{[1] [2]} Unlike the jidai-geki genre of period dramas, whose stories are set in the Edo period, gendai-geki stories are contemporary dramas set in the modern world.

See also

• Sewamono - the contemporary setting plays of bunraku and kabuki
• Cinema of Japan
• Shomin-geki
• Jidai-geki

Notes and References

1. Book: Thornton, S. A. . The Japanese Period Film: A Critical Analysis . 2015-03-26 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-9216-9 . 14 . en.
2. Book: Osnes, Beth . Acting: An International Encyclopedia . 2001 . ABC-CLIO . 978-0-87436-795-9 . 119 . en.