What's My Line? - Seiji Ozawa (1963, TV Show)

[sheltv100]

I think I saw him on a music program aired here in Japan on NHK TV.

[akagiritsuko]

Both Arlene and Dorothy look gorgeous here!!

[tokyoteetotaller]

Only 28 and already international recognized for his talent. Amazing!

[vnisanianisback]

Amazing how John Daily was able to read Japanese.

[tokyoteetotaller]

@vnisanianisback Actually, Ozawa wrote his name in the Japanese style with last name first: Ozawa Seiji.

[jiyur]

Mr. Ozawa is very handsome for his age : )

[jimmysudar]

back to the audience -- great question. i take a certain pleasure in seeing dorothy beam because she guessed it. all these years later.

[ankoripasta]

Why is there talk about war? This is about Seiji Ozawa: one of the greatest conductors that has ever graced an audience.

[dgg32]

Ozawa now is as famous as Woody now, and more famous than any of the others internationally

[bingoclub54]

because Woody Allen and Ozawa Seiji co-starred, the prearranged performances quiz show is interesting.

[omgbygollywow]

Dorothy is cute.

[bashbrannigan]

As much as I like the old What's My Line? and the panelists, they are showing their lack of cultural sophistication by not knowing Ozawa was by name even then.

[BeerichiTuba]

マジで！？これ最高じゃん！ほかの人もこう思うと思いますけど、­戦後１８年もしないのに”早速”日本人をこんな早くアメリカに放­送するなんて素晴らしいと思います。

[zildj1an]

In my personal opinion, Seiji Ozawa is sorely missed here in Boston. I had the extreme pleasure of seeing him and the Boston Symphony Orchestra on a couple of occasions at Boston Symphony Hall. He was magnificent.

[alan1963]

OH MY GOSH!! Look at the short hair of Seiji Ozawa (July 7, 1963)!! That was couple of months before I was born.

[2xhzrpwb]

若いな～。

[atosov]

"Are you ever off the ground?" -- "No." The answer would have been "yes" if Ozawa had ever conducted like Bernstein.

[tzeqin]

@atosov - yea (I noticed this too!

[zhrmod]

@atosov

LMAO.. but you are right f course :p

[Fullmetalpizza]

@atosov I think you meant if he had conducted like Karajan.

[OoOBlackSheepOoO]

2:39

Woody Allen =O

[inoue2003]

日本人なので、漢字と平仮名です。

小澤さんが、この番組に出演されている事に

驚くとともに、最初にローマ字でなく

漢字で自分のお名前を書かれた事に

自分だけの思いかもしれませんが

小澤さんの精神を感じました。

アップされた方にとても感謝します！



[gabsylv]

@inoue2003 I'm sure that it was not his "seishin", but the idea of the show's producers, to add some variety and interest to his introduction. Writing your name does not have to be an act of nationalism. --deshou?

[techno4beer]

@inoue2003 私も何気なく漢字で書くのを見ていて、「まだ戦後18年じゃない­か！」と思いました。　これは大変なことですよ。当時、あの国で。しかも縦書きで。　回答者にウッディアレンがいるのもびっくり。　素朴で楽しい雰囲気で、司会者の方もとても感じがいいですね。　アメリカのいい時代ですね。

[busessuck1]

why's this show awsome? Because the people who were famous back then were awsome... hell if Dali, Duke Ellington and Paul Newman were on american idol or big brother... I would so watch that shit

[Ramubay]

Dorothy had stupid ways of phrasing questions. Are you ever facing people who are making music? She might as well just asked if he was a conductor. It wasn't like there would have been another option.

[CaptainNice]

@Ramubay - Dorothy liked getting extra screen time, so she'd stretch a question into several questions - a.k.a. "upstaging". It did bug some of the other panelists.

[gabsylv]

@Ramubay It was about showing off but also making the game more interesting, Panelists sometimes phrased their questions to add a bit of drama. How boring if she had simply said, "Are you a conductor" She's a good player.

[okuradani]

So boyishly cute then. Was impressed how smoothly he answered most questions.

[FiendishStormForce]

What impresses me is that, only 18 years after the Empire of Japan had been bombed into submission at the end of the world's most devastating conflict, John was able to compliment Ozawa on his country and his people without any kind of awkwardness or bad reaction. Shows how powerful forgiveness can be, on both sides.

[SugarTomAppleRoger]

@FiendishStormForce Wow. So long ago, and yet he is still number one!

[mozoxz]

@FiendishStormForce

[auntbecky]

@FiendishStormForce And also, it was John that announced the attack on Pearl Harbor.

[OrphanSeasun]

@FiendishStormForce Well, after the nuclear bombings and fire bombings of their paper cities and 8 years of occupation in which America imposed absolute control and made billions off of reconstruction - I'd say a certain patronizing air is tinging the "forgiveness".

[terentii]

@OrphanSeasun Maybe not when you consider the four years of vicious war in the Pacific and the sneak attack that started it, along with Japan's premeditated maltreatment of prisoners of war and conquered civilian populations. While you're at it, ask the Koreans and other mainland Asians if they're ready to forgive and forget what Japan did to them over the first few decades of the 20th century.

[henrygrove100]

dorothy is so smart...

[ailisch]

i actually think that dorothy looks rather beautiful in this clip. it's sad to know that she'd soon be dead a few short years after this aired.

[markuspetteri]

I love watching these. Thanks for uploading.

[hkk321]

Thanks so much for posting! I love this show and I'm a fan of Ozawa's. Never knew he appeared on this show!

[salrubz]

The judges or guessers are so slow lool

[PatinPDX]

It was rather unusual to have a contestant sign in in a language other than English in those days. I remember seeinig an episode from I believe 1957 where a lady who was a member of the Japanese Diet (she was a newly elected senator) signed her name in Japanese. They were less enlightened times then so I think it's unfair to measure that to today's sensitivities. Good game, though. As always, Dorothy was spot on. Thank you for posting this.

[senoramariposa]

@PatinPDX Point well taken. : )

[senoramariposa]

I'd like to know why the audience was so amused when the guest signed his name in his native language. I think it was interesting and whimsical, but not funny. Okay, I guess my sense of humour is lacking.

[wmlfan9]

@senoramariposa Because John always repeats what he sees written on the blackboard - watch any other WML clip. The audience knew that he would have a tough time with this one.

[senoramariposa]

@wmlfan9 That makes sense. : )

[mdrew67]

@senoramariposa  I think they began to laugh when they realized that they wouldn't be able to read it for themselves.

[senoramariposa]

@mdrew67 I think you may be right. : )

[PeteTheSnowDog1]

The Boston Symphony Orchestra Thanks this Man very much !!!!!

[63utuber]

D.K. rules yet again!

[13loomisst]

Interesting to see Ozawa functioning in relative anonymity, but just a few years from international  renown. Thanks very much.

[bigred997]

1. Arlene kind of patronized this guy at first talking slowly and overaccentuating because she figured he didn't know English well.

2. How can a conductor not kw how to play any music?

3. Conductors do sometimes stand on raised platforms and I think Arlene was brushed off too quickly.

[senoramariposa]

@bigred997  I agree on all points.

[TomBarristerX]

Ozawa studied piano when young but injured a finger playing sports and was unable to play anymore.  Therefore, his answer that he didn't play an instrument was correct.

[soulierinvestments]

Here is an episode appealing to a younger audience: 25 ish Ozawa, Woody Allen on the panel and "Peter Paul and Mary" as mystery guests.