坂東玉三郎 「藤娘」 Tamasaburo "Wisteria Maiden" part 1

[unohaduki07]

一瞬一瞬が一枚の絵のようです。

美しい・・・。

[Pearlaceous]

That slow motion effect of his movement is astonishingly beautiful and hypnotic!

[wickedlady4180]

8:19 I love when the men yell in the background

[campcasey62]

Absolutely lovely.

[Kaithdynn]

My god. I just blogged about kabuki, and him, for an international magazine today online. Christ. Bucket list need.

[emiub]

本当に男か？

[Kievlana]

i love how the sleeves on the kimonos have wisterias on them~ so pretty <3

[chihiro1059]

i just saw his performance today....speechless.

[mobysman]

can somebody tell me when this was filmed

[REDMARSH725]

There is the art that was not affected at all from the West in Japan.

[SCONSTUK]

When I first saw Kabuki in Japan in2006 I cried...

[ashiwaraouji]

おっさんが女装して大舞台で踊っとる

しかし美しい

[dendara100]

looool, i like the cheerers in the beginning...sounds like a gaijin thing, with love of course XD

[lenxkaho08]

This is soo cool, I wanna learn Shamisen. And this dance.

[TanukiMapacheShota]

My dream is to see a tamasaburo perfomance. I'm saving all teh money i can to go japan and see him.

[chenjinchai]

Wonderful dance Great culture  Great Civilization.

[chenjinchai]

Wonderful dance Great culture Great Civilization.

[fatcontroller70]

thank you for explaining this dance it looks so beautiful to a clumsy westerner

[VTPPGLVR]

It's been a while since I've watched this, and it still touches me in unique parts of my heart. I'm not sure why I'm so enthralled, but I sorta wanna get some DVDs with Tamasaburo performing! (^.^)

[siemr3]

so........beautiful!

[iysum]

Still my favorite amount all his works.

[myRincon]

does anyone know is Tamasaburo is still performing?

[tiffenakou]

@myRincon yes, he is still performing.

[mita0816]

@myRincon

Off course he is still the one of the best Kabuki "actress".

Tamasaburo will perfome for one month in October 2010 at the theater Akasaka Act in Tokyo.

[deepam08]

do an kabuki actors perform in India too? doesent seem so at all

[tristaprice]

Absolutely beautiful, he moves with the grace and softness of any female dancer. So wonderful! :D

[tristaprice]

Absolutely beautiful, he moves with the grace and softness of any female dancer. So wonderful! :D

[rumpwrestler]

I've seen him twice, and he's marvelous.

[ashworld7]

Tha dancer man or woman is?

[gongliiloveyou]

Bando Tamasaburo is a man. He is a Kabuki actor wich meens that he plays female roles.

//W.w

[MrEliasSilverio]

He's a man, women were not allowed to be actress at the past in Japan, so men did it... and it became a tradition.

* I am not Japanese but I read it... haha

[rakutenchi]

Thats not really true. There are many great Kabuki actress in Japan; however, he is, yes, man.

[XAyAmMX]

@ashworld7

he is man

[djfield]

is a man, his name is TABASABURO BANDO!!!

[543johnson]

This Tamasaburo man is the most beautiful woman I've ever seen... He makes RuPaul look like Courtney Love!!!!

[ixorafy]

Even though I'm Ixorafy (ixorafy comes from my section in second year "Ixora" which is a short term for "Ixora Coccinea", a flower known as East Indian Jasmine which is native to Asia. Its a red flower with a long and soft hollow tube which commonly has four petals even though in rare occasions go to seven petals), I still love Wisterias. The name is cool and the color and the way it is shown is truly awesome.

[017OinA]

英語音声付きとは！

英語の勉強にもなりましたｗ

藤娘は有名な舞踊の一つですよね

[tarou3917]

日本人だけど歌舞伎一度もみたことないので一度は見てみたい！ｗ­オペラは見たことあるんだけどね。。

[crisbio28]

Wonderful dance!!,i`m Venezuelan, but i love the Japanese culture...Magic...

[keighleyrhiannajones]

he is the most exquisite dancer ive ever seen.

[TheSandyBreezy]

Wisteria might just become my favorite flower.

[bonngairaoi]

Apart from the dance; this dance really reveals the Japanese appreciation for nature and reflects the Shinto religion. The idea of a Wisteria having a feminine Spirit would never have arisen in a Christian culture; the relationship with nature is so different.

[Merytsetesh]

Very true. One of the reasons I love the culture is their view of nature. I know with the geisha their kimono colors, designs, and accessories are dictated by the changing seasons. Even their hair clips are different every month, decorated with whatever is in bloom at that time. May is the month of purple flowers, like wisteria.

[lpmar176]

Tiffenakou,

This IS wonderful, thank you...:)

[BiologicalClock]

I do like the narration so I can understand what's going on, but I'd also love to watch this without the narration, so I can enjoy the music better, particularly when the shamisen guys start rocking out around 6:29.

[Filmyfilmyfilms]

sugoi, kabuki ga daisuki.

[KairiMelodya]

This is wonderful.

[SandUtil]

I appreciate the narration.

[celestialpassion]

I do too. I found you SandUtil!!!

[VTPPGLVR]

if u could upload the video w/o narration & attach (as CC) what the English narrator says, u win the internet! ;)

[ikinaridago]

too much explanation...

[Hokayshenao]

Estos teatro es importante muchisimo. Me sinti cerca la tradition, pero yo no tengo mucho informacion.

[KingOfBug]

argh. this interpretive english voice. i hate it

[kungfuasgaeilge]

This guy sounds more 'thompson gazelle' than 'tamasaburo'

[birdonet]

Me recuerda al zapateado de Sarasate. ¡ Olé !

[dinzonya]

i dont care how much it costs, I will see a show like this in Japan someday. I cant picture going and not seeing this. Incredible

[chenyu1102]

虽然不知道他演的什么，也听不懂解析，但是还是能体会到少女盼望­爱情的感觉。不知对否

[Firegen1]

Thank you for posting this video and its other half. I've watched quite a few Wisteria Maiden dances now but Tamasaburo far out weighs them all with his grace and delicate gesture. I had to pop this on my faves!!!

[silversnowsnake]

Why does he wear a frying pan?

[thecharlotteness]

So this girl dancing is a geisha right? Please correct me if i'm wrong ^^

[Lawrblood]

The man dancing is a kabuki actor.

[Lawrblood]

It's a man, a kabuki actor.

[VTPPGLVR]

:-(

I hope I'm not the only girl thinking "I wish I looked that good"!!!

[taratine60]

"Fujimusume" is a spirit of wisteria,a kindav feary,not a geisha.

[IchigoRenkinjutsu]

The person is man, Tamasaburo Bando one of japans most famous kabuki.

[VTPPGLVR]

technically, that's correct. (simply because a geisha is a performer.) but it might be wrong if geisha only means female performer...

[Sawrattan]

I love the subtlety of Japanese dance, compared with dances from other cultures nearby.

[VTPPGLVR]

but compared to Noh? X-D this is crazyness compared to Noh. lol

[FuturisticXXL]

AMAZING!!!!!

[moonshine100]

is kabuki still only for men or have they changed that. If so are there any know women i can view?

[JPandCo]

Kabuki nowadays is not only for men, but leading actors and leading theaters of Japan do not allow women. You can find some troupes with women even in tachiyaku roles, though I do not really think you will like it. Even female roles need strong movements, and the tradition has been built up on men bodies, that is why women do not look good in Kabuki theatre

[sprgirl1001]

sooooooooo beautiful

[CaptPoco]

I thought that the voiceover was a little overbearing. The word "overbearing": "kana-saga-waga-ma", sounds like "maga-naga", famous for its pompous professors of japanese.

[lihiong]

Dear Natashaaaa,

The commentary is beautifully done and does not spoil the video. It adds to a special touch, if you know what I mean. tiffenakou san

did a great job and I thank you for this

[xxliew]

This is sooo beautifull....

[vocalpianist]

I wish I could go see a performance like this, but I know of no such thing in America...

[tiffenakou]

Tamasaburo visited America to perform Sagi Musume and other dances over 20 years ago. In recent years other kabuki actors have also performed in the US (just not Tamasaburo.)

[vocalpianist]

really? thats wonderful! do you know where/when they do? or where I could find out? thank you!

[tiffenakou]

I will send you a msg as youtube doesn't allow link posting in replies.

[donmelvin5000]

do you mind sending me the link, too? was lucky enough to see a number of performances when I lived in Japan and fell in love with kabuki. thanks!

[Lawrblood]

I've fallen so much in love with him that I've named a character after not only him but his rendition of Orochi. <33

[insomniacpuppy]

This is just my guess but maybe it has something to do with Tamasaburo III's unexpected death in New York in 1905. She died of an undiagnosed heart disease at age 22 while she was staying in NY studying Broadway theater. (And yes, Tamasaburo III was a woman -- one of the only a handful of female actresses who succeeded such traditional Kabuki name.) After her, her nephew became Tamasaburo IV (and later Morita Kanya XIV), and then his adopted son is the Tamasaburo V, the one in question.

[osbourn15]

I aspire to some day become a Kabuki player, The Onnagata is my favorite. I worship! the ground of Bando Tamasaburo. Great Video.

[springinggrass]

really informational and cool. thanks for the post.

[oskew11]

O0o i played this on shamisen like.. 3 years ago haha.

[toree46]

the second furisode that he is wearing, the bright orange and green selection is just stunning... =)

[kigreenwi]

I have studied, learned, and performed this dance. This actor is beautiful and one of the best dancers I have ever seen. I loved this interpretation. There are many difficult moves that would take months to learn. Thank you for posting this!

[JurienDeWode]

Thank you for the videos and also for the commentaries. Tamasaburo is incredible! I hope to see him in person someday!

[LuisGick]

Divine!!

I don't think the commentaries spoil the video.

Tamasaburo is amazing!!!

[siemr3]

i love japanese culture!!

[XO2MIG]

cool

[jjuarez7]

la voz de la persona q habla en este video perjudica todo lo del kabuki!!! que horror que exista gente que no sabe que eso esta mal en un video de este tipo!!! es una verguenza!!! saquen la voz de esa persona!!!!

[ixora318]

it's beautiful

[LaCarusiella]

Hey where was this? I have seen this in London last year with the same scenography played by Ibizo Ichikawa XI!

[tiffenakou]

I think this was filmed in Kabuki-za, Tokyo.

[bawdekin]

i saw him in that show too. i'm so pleased that tiffenakou has posted this..its amazing..restored my interest in theatre.!

[melaniemlcheung]

Beautiful dancing, beautiful scenery and beautiful music. Thanks a million for uploading, tiffenakou. You broaden my eyes to the georgous Japanese Art. ^^

[Natashaaaaaaaa]

it should have been subtitled, his annoying commentary spoils the singing and shamisan music

[silkyblonde]

Kudoki part is beautyful... what am I saying,the whole performance and scenography is beautyful!! Thanks for the video!

[lainiwakura7]

odio al hijo de mil putas que pone la voz en off.... arruina todo el espectaculo.... es practicamente un insulto al kabuki

[asukivietnam]

thank so much!so great!!!

[sadamitsu]

im always in awe with tamasaburo

[Zi1986]

Thanks for posting this, I really like tamasaburo's dances.

[minazuki]

Thank you for beautiful video!!