Japanese Culture Styling: Noh - 能

[iampeeay01]

Nice video... japan is one of the countries that i wanted to explore. I love its culture and its beautiful landscaping.

[FILMSOFJAPAN]

perhaps by "mystery" - i wonder if in Japanese one might refer to the term "yuugen" - i think that's what is meant by "creates an aura of mystery" perhaps is not so superficial. and obviously if one is watching this they are trying to learn more. - yes perhaps someone is being superficial - or perhaps we cannot really know how much studying reseach or "thinking logical" they may already be doing - its probably not the right forum for being judgemental about other's reactions and venting such

[lthg18]

What I dislike most is the part 0:00 - 3:42...

[revolversmoke]

@lthg18 thats not nice... its apart of japanese culture....

[JustinClark234]

@lthg18 you have no taste for the Noh Theatre!! It's my favorite thing to watch!!! Yooooooooaaauuuoooooo!!!!!

[Qcumber]

"L'ange, sa robe sainte reconquise, s'élève dans le ciel en une colonne de neige et d'or." Paul Claudel

[nararing3]

Denish people please do not eat dolphins, too. 

[bobsmythe1]

The Japanese version of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" loses something in the translation.

[Haifischmade]

@johnnytangghostdog and please don't eat pigs and cows and sheep! They are mammals like us, they are not fish!

[Hajime598]

That was nice

[formosiana]

美妙!~

[oldsnake8592]

there's something mesmerising about this

[carnisero43]

How sublime. A perfect art form.

[Gasosoo]

Beleza!!!Gostei pra caramba. Sou movido a NÔH!!!

[sysofatallica]

I thought something was actually going to happen, but at the end when I realized all the walking around slowly was the dance, it just freaked me out.

Sry but, not interesting.

just weird.

Artsy stuff sucks.

[winterfirerer]

Bueno el 能, es muy agradable de escuchar, es genial aunque un poco tétrico, pero es interesante, la cultura japonesa se me hace muy interesante, aunque no es mi genero favorito el Noh, me agrada bastante. Bien gracias por poner esto y es mejor la música tradicional de Japón, a lo que ahora llaman JPop, me pregunto, el kagami-ita, del fondo, ¿quién lo habrá pintado?, bueno como sea me parece agradable aunque no relajante.

[KAZURAKI02]

the title of this Noh play is "HAGOROMO" I think,,,but I don't know who is playing. I'm sorry if I tell wrong things.

[mogeee]

What play is this? Who's performing? What schools? Thanks for posting.

[parkersem12]

lol this is funny sounds like the guy is constapated

[sketcha09]

The music reminds me of the movie Samurai's Reincarnation (or Makai Tensho) when Jubei fights Musashi at the beach.

[topsonerful]

N O H K !

[Hetsapa]

I went to see a noh play once but it was really hard to understand the story. The music, however, was incredible!

[maruku86]

What is that peculiar headress the actor is wearing? It reminds me of the ancient crowns of the kings of Silla and Baekje... perhaps another sign of the cultural connection between Korea and Japan?

[GaoliBangziNIDA]

At first, visit Wikipedia and search "Gwanggaeto Stele (広開土王碑)".

Go and read "4.2 Conspiracy theories".

[maruku86]

What's that got to do with anything?

[YoshitheDino87]

Old court headdresses like those are derived from Gagaku (Japanese Court Performance) costumes that borrowed heavily from both Tang China and Ancient Korean regalia. The ancient Japanese court also had multiple marriages into Silla, Kaya and Baekje nobility as well.

[MissFayeAdams]

Then it's not improbable that Korean regalia was adapted into Japanese culture. Very fascinating subject.

[unflocondeneige]

Indeed. Good observation! Probably worth mentioning that there is also similar headgear in Chinese opera, despite the fact that Chinese have never worn such headgear in their history (to the fullest extent of my knowledge).

[MissFayeAdams]

In what form of Chinese opera? I have a few books about Bejing opera and Kunqu, but I can't recall having seen this form of headgear. Chinese opera, however have many varied forms and you can't really fit descriptions of all varietes of dress in the books I have.

[unflocondeneige]

Cantonese opera (I am from Hong Kong) and southern opera (Fujian, Taiwan, etc.) in general, based on my recollection.

[unflocondeneige]

Also, Southern Chinese culture tended to retain more features from the Tang Dynasty, which ties into what YoshitheDino87 said. (I can't say whether this is specifically true for Southern Chinese opera as I'm not familiar with Chinese opera to be honest)

[Kievest]

Mesmerizing. We are being asked to

see in a unique way. Thank you.

[pranhu]

Eastern Cultures are bonded to spiritual rites-so Theater performances. Each performance, the head of performers must pay homage to the gods or higher spirit as the plea for peacefully performing .

[Myahkunchu]

I love Japanese culture, Noh. Especially 'Hagoromo'!!

It creates an aura of mystery!!

[xRisingForcex]

the concept of yugen is entwined and perhaps even manifested in noh theater, placing much greater emphasis on allusiveness than explicitness

so yes, mystery is appropriate

[oorgah]

@Myahkunchu if you like it then the "It creates an aura of mystery" part is only the very first superficial impression. It s your instict probably telling you that you should learn more. Learn More!!! Dont stay on superficial impressions that create auras and stuff.... Research and find out logically.

[pranhu]

dont every one know? the pine tree in the back ground .. was marked the stage as the sarced place. there are many spirit involved with stage.. and they try to prevent those bad spirit to interfer the perfomances.. many actors got processed by spirit many time..

[paramsaram]

you've got so much knowledges and understanding in japanese culture. just amazing. our culture often uses those symbolic to express the spirits of dead or gods. as is often so in other eastern cultures.

[jimmytinez]

Yes, this is a play known as "The Feather Robe" or "The Feather Mantle" in English. Hagoromo or 羽衣 in Japanese.

[sithlordess]

It is fascinating!

[gorantokio]

Well, once you get a grasp of the meaning of the movements, it gets quite interesting... Or so I was told... Otherwise, it's always good to see a cultural uniqueness that cannot be found anywhere in the world...

[Yur3i]

interesting how western people love this, but its soooo uinteresting and boring xDD imagine that such plays go over hours!!!

hahaha xD

[fuckyougeorge]

i want to see the noh play kurozuka, about a man called yoshitune \\anyone know where i can find this?

[CacoMarx]

This pass me a lot of fear. A LOT! The non-periodic music, a total chaotic rhythm, the voices that seem from spirits... there's so much mystic in the oriental culture, so much spiritual thing.

[Qcumber]

This is Hagoromo "the feather robe", isn't it?

[picachuav]

Fear 。。。。。。。

[fluffybutt81]

this is kwl!

a lil creepy though

[victoria2victoria]

schoen!

[AspirinBabe]

Sorry for the spelling...

Fear for masks

[AspirinBabe]

I love Noh. The music's great,but i have a fair for masks...'cos they express nothing but mean a lot...

[osteowuu]

good