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Hi there! I always wondered what the black, fishnet like long-sleeved garment is called (here worn under the yoten) and what material it is made of. At 7:46 min. Perhaps you know the answer. Thank you very much in advance and greetings to you!
It uses Kiyomoto music, written by Kiyomoto Saibē for the premiere. I looked for it to use as background music for the video, but I couldn't find any recordings, I'm afraid. I ended up using the music for Kanda Matsuri instead.
Brother, I have always loved this Kabuki tradition and my favorite dance from this tradition is Omatsuri, mainly because it combines dance and Tachimawari (fight choreography). I even remember watching one of these scenes starring Kataoka Nizaemon XV and seeing how magical and incredible it was to mix dance and fight in the same scene. By the way, I have a question here related to the Yorozuya house's Shūmei that is currently occurring: in Nakamura Hayato's future Shūmei, what is the possible name he should take in his prolific career as a Kabuki actor? Nakamura Kinnosuke III or Yorozuya Kinnosuke II?
My guess would be Nakamura Kinnosuke III, as there are no other obvious names available. Yorozuya Kinnosuke would be unnecessarily confusing, although the Kikugorō family has already set precedent.
This was a very informative video: many thanks! Are/were there hakama that were more skirt-like instead of being giant trousers? I may have seen them in martial arts or Buddhist temples. I know sumo wrestlers and others wear kamishimo while participating in the bean-throwing festival at the new year; sometimes bright pink ones!
Thank you for watching! It is a bit confusing, because some hakama are designed to look like a skirt, such as the hibakama worn by miko at Shinto shrines, but they are actually trousers. The same happens with the hakama used in some martial arts, such as kyūdō. That said, there might be examples in the past, the history of clothing in Japan is extremely complex and varied!
I could have watched this for an hour, how wonderful! And I applaud the use of the arrows, there is no confusion and learning is much easier..please continue with these terrific videos! Thank you…from Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA…
I wanted to comment on a more relevant video, but kabuki on demand will have this available with English subtitles in August thanks to Shochiku! It's a great opportunity for people who haven't watched a full new production before.
As a classical musician, the kokyū section reminds me of some works written for violin in the 20th century! So beautiful to see how such different traditions can use similar techniques ❤️❤️❤️
