Musume Dojoji [The maiden at Dojo Temple]- Tamasaburo [FULL]. part 1

This dance-drama is a Kabuki adaptation of the famous Noh play "Dôjôji" and stil one of greatest dances of Kabuki theatre. Watching now to discover a part of Old Japanese culture.

Title: 京鹿子娘道成寺 - Kyôganoko Musume Dôjôji [The Maiden at Dojo Temple]
First performed: 1753 by Nakamura Tomijuro I
Actor: 坂東玉三郎- Bando Tamasaburo.

Summary:
The drama starts in the precincts of Dôjôji Temple where your eyes are drawn to the great hanging bell. The priests of the temple are happy with this new bell, which has just recently been dedicated. There has not been a bell in the temple for a long, long time. The following story explains why:

According to legend the temple used to have a handsome priest named Anchin, with whom a young girl named Kiyo-hime fell in love. Since he was a priest, he tried to discourage her affection. But she could not forget him and continued to pursue him with great persistence. Finally after all these attempts had been thwarted, her passionate love for him turned into a deep hatred; and she turned into a fierce, fire-breathing serpent. The terrified priest ran to Dôjôji Temple and hid beneath its huge bell, which the abbot lowered over him. In frustration the serpent coiled itself around the bell and poured fire out from its mouth until the bell melted and the priest burned to death.

Since then no women have been allowed to enter the temple precincts on any account. For a long, long time the temple made do without a bell. But then, just recently, a new bell has been constructed and dedicated. Today a pretty, young girl appears and introduces herself as Hanako, a dancer traveling around the country. She says that she has heard of the new bell at Dôjôji Temple and come out of curiosity to see it. Although she is, at first, refused admittance, her disappointment is so great that it moves the priests' stern hearts. At last they accept her offer to dance in the bell's honor and allow her to enter the grounds.

First she dances with a hat, then with a hand towel, then with one after another. Before long her dancing arouses some strange feelings in the priests for every time she changes her kimono she emits an enigmatic aura. Remembering the story of Anchin and Kiyo-hime, the priests begin to drive her out of the temple. But she just gives them a sardonic smile and climbs atop the huge bell, revealing herself to be the spirit of Kiyo-hime.

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[householdscientist]

this one is my favorite version ！！！

[ooglybaw]

Do you know if there's a version of this with english voice over?

[Qcumber]

Superb! Thanks a lot for sharing.