予告篇／シネマ歌舞伎「坂東玉三郎-鷺娘」 Trailer: Cinema Kabuki "Sagi Musume"

[Kabutopuppy]

always loved the male actors playing women

[TheStrawberryThief]

A lot of modern Japanese stuff is borrowed from Kabuki. I'm down with the criticism of Memoirs of a Geisha, because that was patronising tripe. But watch a bit of Kurosawa, or even Tarantino - it's all there.

[EverBloom100]

What is the name of this movie?

[kalapariplayer]

whats the song called??? thankya great vid

[coocoo4anime]

does musume mean museam in japanese???

[ema0211]

@coocoo4anime The meaning of "musume" is either "maiden" or "daughter". In this case (Sagi Musume), the former.

[NiteWatch001]

What is this genre of music called, may I ask?

[OsanBlackCat5RS]

stimulating.....

[TheMadTeaCosy89]

i cannot wait to see kabuki when I go to Japan this summer.

[AZpugs]

This is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

[TheFaustianMan]

It's a shame they are not using an traditional Oriental, and by that I mean specifically Japanese music scale. This one is too westernized.

[silverdog09]

What are you talking about? It's in the same scale it's always been in. Don't say things just to make yourself sound smart.

[Shinkei89]

fantastic the change of costume!!

[explaintherucus]

i love the song that's playing in the trailer. so beautiful.

kabuki is just a wonderful and fascinating art.

[xxYakumoYukarixx]

All actors in the play are men, and there is a global history of men also playing female actors.

It allows them to take a step into a woman's shoes, and take the experience. And it is possible on stage. It allows them to act out the elegance of the feminine side from their perspective.

[gohaveashaver]

The earliest groups were made up mainly of women performers or adolescent boys but the boundaries between prostitution and theatre became too cloudy and they were outlawed, so only adult males could perform Kabuki theatre

[KuragariNoKaze]

It wasn't so much about the differences between theatre and prostitution. The all male kabuki involved prostitution as well. It was more for a fear of the idea that women playing the roles of men might want to actually take on those roles in reality.

[AyameTheWolf]

Yes I believe Shakespeare also followed this too. (I think)

[v4ult]

oh I wish to see Kabuki performance ?!? on my own eyes... maybe someday ?

[GodOfSkateBoarding]

lol the ppl in kabuki are all men, no offence, tho it's history it's kinda...

[Sakkurako]

One of these dances like a dance in MOAG (Sayuri's dance under the snow).

[Kizame777]

I love the dancing, the music, everything looks so beautiful! makes me wish I could go back in time and see how they done it in the past

[orgoik]

That dance at the end was in Memoirs of a Geisha (a very unrealistic movie). I was surprised to see it!

[zpotek]

I agree. It was to americanized.

[hayathologist]

I also had a very similar impression as yours before I saw the Onnagata (actor imitating feminine role) , Onoe Baikou playing Wisteria lady on the stage. But I found the Onnagata was more erotic and elegant than any beautiful actress playng the same dance. The actress cannot act as if a female, bit simply is a female naturally whearas the Onnagata can imitate and play the role of an idealized female from the standpoint of a male.

[Etimos]

I love this, but the only trouble with it is that traditionally they can only have male actors, meaning these people in these kimonos are all men. Not to say that's a detraction in the artistic sense, mind you. That was the tradition in europe until quite recently too. All the female roles in Shakespear's plays were played by men, after all.

[KiyoKenshin]

i love that music and those kimonos! Its all so beautiful!

[chewbacca138]

this video made me corious to see kabuki! ... thanks for that nice impressions!

[sukoutoshindo]

Is that Tamasaburo who played the role? I forget.

[AARONL8]

what a awesome musical. acter's face is scare.either:D

[AARONL8]

is that real peaple,right?

[PalkiaDaftPunkLuver]

wow thats beautiful i really want 2

see a kabuki play if my family ever

goes 2 Japan

[vnano]

cant you go by yourself? :OOO

[juniorhighriot]

i've been to kabuki performances in the US before.

Kuniko Yamamoto goes across the country doing these things. She's amazing! you could see if she's performing locally anytime soon.

[abckail]

COOL^__^ BEATUIFUL

[IchigoRenkinjutsu]

That was so awesome!

[zpotek]

It's just the rawness of it! love it.

[AnarchistInTheUK]

where can i get this song?

[mendoccina]

Pure talent!!!!!!

[wolifgang]

it is amazing that how can males be a lady/women more than females. He is absolutely stunning. I bet its a pure talent

[BlackLittleKitten]

those were men??... amazing

[gabriellecorinne]

yes onnagata is always more woman than real woman.. have u seen takarazuka revue, its a musical company in japan where all the performers are women..

[SonokoKano]

Wonderful!!! It is the same dance in the snow that we can see in Memories of a geisha, isn't it?

[wolifgang]

yes but in memoirs of geisha the director or whoever, they changed the music little bit and as well as the movents.

[terislb]

yeah.. that and cast only chinese actors... @_@

[primaer]

amazing

[primaer]

amazing

[redredwar]

I wish there was more Japanese entertainment here in England, I find it so beautiful, but there are no theatres or dance schools I know of where I could either see or learn traditional Japanese entertainment. How sad it is to be a small town girl in the middle of England!

[tiffenakou]

some kabuki actors performed in London last year.

[Desiree1217]

kabuki is a family business. as in, you are born into it. thats why you wont find it anywhere else. plus most westerners couldnt sit through a 4.5 hour play.

[Qandisha]

Does anyone know when this was filmed??

Because if it was anytime before 2005, then the Memoirs of a Geisha film ripped them off!

[tiffenakou]

Per kabuki21DOTcom website, "The "Heron Maiden" was a role performed by the star Segawa Kikunojô II in a 5-role hengemono, which was staged under the title "Yanagi Hina Shochô no Saezuri" in April 1762 at the Ichimuraza. This role was revived several times, under different forms, by actors like Nakamura Utaemon IV, who performed it in November 1839 at the Nakamuraza. The current version is based on the performance done by Ichikawa Danjûrô IX in May 1886 at the Shintomiza."

[tiffenakou]

Sorry I think I've misunderstood your question. This version was filmed in the mid 90s.

[Anaikimaru]

@Qandisha You're right. Mr. Marshall blatantly copied Sagi Musume for the "Miyako Odori" scene in Memoirs of a Geisha. It was epically lame...I do wonder if he ever figured out the "chick" in this is a dude. -_____- A very well respected and highly esteemed actor, at that!

[daydrifter26]

Wow...it's beautiful...I'd LOVE to see Kabuki!

[ashso666]

LoooooL :P

WTF .. I thought that was a scene from a comedy movie :P

[marsatas]

Why is the man, always playng as the woman

[leopoldofm]

maybe is the same that in european shakespeare´s times. Machism prohibited actresses so men did all the roles, including women roles.

[ConcertoBarocco]

Beacause it's... Kabuki theatre?

[lateblossom]

Men play women's roles in kabuki because in the Edo period, when Kabuki became very popular, women also functioned as prostitues offstage, and so became banned from performing since males often saught after them, and caused scenes at theaters ect. The ban was eventually lifted a long time after, but men became essential to the women's roles and so it continued that way.

[cscentrlvideos]

If that were the case and women are not forbidden to enter into kabuki today, have there been any women who have been kabuki actresses in recent years?

[JPandCo]

It depends of the roles. There are some actors trained as tachiyaku (male roles) or onnagata (female roles) it depends of how they were trained; there are some who specialize in old ladies or girls of town, spirits, bad men or heroes

[michaelwright999]

thanks for dat

[loqutor]

よおおおおお!

[Tetsudjinn]

amazingly touching...

[scorchedcandy]

Pretty amazing how convincing that actor is when he plays a woman.

[Aphrodite85]

I will Someday

[ToshioMizukawa]

tamasaburo san is the greatest Kabuki actor i have ever seen i sugest if any of you have a chance to see him then you should.

[sukoutoshindo]

Could someone get me the lyrics to the song? Yes this sounds weird, but I would like to have it. I'm trying to right it down while it is being sung, but that is making slow progress.

[bishieluvr16]

That was cool thanks for telling me to watch it! I hope you can get the lyrics for it.

[tiffenakou]

I posted a link to the lyrics in the "about this video" section. Can't post URLs in comments.

[chiakehleong]

masterly craft and skill, touching.....

[Nsan]

Very beautiful and interesting.

[linu27]

i have no words to but just awsume dude...i live london can any one one tell where i can buy a kimono like the lady in the white kimono with the hood

[ToshioMizukawa]

just to let you know, that woman is a man. Kabuki is played but men only.... and as for the kimono just try to find an asian store or go to a clothes maker kimono are fairly easy to make and as for the obi just try to find a website to learn how to tie it.....

[LomLom333]

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooooooooooooooow

[jja2000]

Very interesting. Milenar culture.

[jtione]

Wow...such power, ancient cultures do it every time...

[clowntju]

me also goosebumps.. waow! so beautiful

[NarcissisticPD]

I love the noise of those tsuzumi drums,

does anyone know where I can buy a "kotsuzumi" online?

If so, please send me a private message so that I can see directly if someone replied to my question ^^

[ORIOVALDO]

MAGNÍFICO!

[BlindNinjaGirl]

Amazing!! *goosebumps* So pretty. *_* Thanks for uploading.

[siemr3]

wow!!beautiful!!i love japanese culture!!

[nawushika]

oh, what the trick is that?

[Coui0112358]

shivers!!!!!!!!!!!

[mosqit3]

Anyone knows what music it is?

[joecounter]

This kind of art is called 'Kabuki' Theater...

Joe.

[dukadjini]

realy awsome!

[Febronia]

they're all guys aren't they?

[MoonliteSonata]

yup. all guys.

[bachtr]

i got touched by the art...

[Aphrodite85]

The most beautifull aet form in my opinion

[galanthophile]

Fantastic! Tamasaburo is a genius.

[joecounter]

Yes, I'd wanted to buy the DVD from 'amazon dot jp', but it's to expensive... Nearly € 70.- half for the DVD (which is ok from my opinion), but the other half goes to EU tolls...

Joe.

[jefusan]

This is beautiful. Thanks so much for posting.