Blind Fool you know what? I came here because of YOOOOOOOOOO! and was hoping to see such a comment like yours, was not disappointed. But also I feel educated about Kabuki now. So its a win-win!
Anyone who's wondering what that "yoo" sound is called, it's called the "kakégoé(掛け声)". It helps generate the atmosphere, and it also acts as a "vocal metronome" for the percussionists, as it helps them synchronize their beat with others. Other forms include "iya", "ho", "yoi" and so on. They are actually written on the score alongside the notation marks for the instruments.
say 1: if u came 2 learn say 2: if u came 4 the YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... This is an edit in 2020, wtf I completely forgot I commented this and I didn't know I have nearly 2k likes until now, thank u 😂
@Demetrius Karavasilis There's still many pagan rituals around. In Germanic countries for instance, you'll still see maypoles in spring in some places. Halloween is a holiday stemming from paganism, if I'm not mistaking. I'm sure that there are many more common traditions and superstitions that can be easily traced back to Europe's pagan days. So in a way, Western societies are not that dissimilar to Japan, which also retains some remnants of its former culture.
@Demetrius Karavasilis Bro. When the Americans landed on Japan they sure castrated your culture by shoehorning in censorship laws and banning Samurai plays. To say it wasn't widely influenced by the West would be dishonest.
It said that Goro has over-the-top makeup indicating that he is quick-tempered. It also said that red indicates strength, anger, passion, and cruelty or something like that so maybe that's the reason why he said makeup.
What truly captures my fascination about Kabuki is that while Japan has been historically and culturally isolated, the tenants for theater that they built for themselves are simultaneously completely unique and startlingly similar in comparison to the development of “western” theater. Think about it. The execution of a “mie” to convey the characterization of a particular character to the audience in Kabuki is very similar to how western plays have certain characters perform soliloquies that have a character establish their inner thoughts and feelings to the audience. The fact that the Japanese arrived at these kinds of theater techniques practically all on their own is absolutely fascinating to me. It really goes to show that though we may be disconnected by location and culture, the methods through which human beings express themselves have a beautiful thread of universality to them.
I think this explains why pro-wrestling is so popular in Japan. Defined roles (heel and face), exagerated movements, and audience participation of cheering and jeering.
The closest analogue is pantomime in the UK, which has its own traditions, visual signifiers and archetypes. Is it any wonder pro-wrestling parallels both?
I do consider pro-wrestling the most modern iteration of dramatic performance for the masses, so It is not surprising there would be a continuation between old traditions and new dramatic expressions.
for anyone who doesn't know, the prototype of Jiraiya from Naruto is from the Kabuki play, where in the play, Tsunade is his wife, and Orochimaru is his rival. That's why in Naruto, Jiraiya usually does this kind of "unknown" body movement 3:03 when he shows up and introduces himself. (Unknown as unknown to western cultures and audience, a lot of people think it's just for fun but it's actually based on the movement of Kabuki)
That's actually not flute, but Shakuhachi sample from Emu Emulator II keyboard sampler. That's one of most iconic sounds of '80s pop and action movie scores.
@@MrOdsplut Yeah, but more in the mode of Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad. Kabuki is the non-nobles version of Noh, Noh was so insanely noble-class it often limited performances to a single time so that the emotions it the performance would maximally realistic. They would use the entire actor once and then throw it out, someone they had trained for probably over 10 years to do that because they only want the cold pressed extra-virgin emotions and after that one is just "copying" and "being an actor", probably the most exclusive and ephemeral form of art that's ever existed or could exist short of misusing lunar sample material. So the pathway from that to Kabuki in the hands of common people is absolutely crazy compared to King Gooddude III admitting he likes him some Game of Thrones and maybe you should be less afraid of him wink wink, etc. Very different set of motivations.
The reason they talk like this is because it's how Japanese television is staged. In Japan performances, like TV and Comedy that do not require audience input are seen as awkward to the Japanese public. For this reason there are very few one actor performances, so all comedy and informational shows are set up with two performers. This is why when you see unscripted television shows in Japan there is often a reaction box of some audience member so you don't feel that the performance is directed at you the viewer. it's also why a majority of standup is actually a conversation between two comedians.
@@masterxak I learned about this during a side job doing the English restream for a Japanese stream. After the event I asked why the two casters never looked at the camera, and what you wrote was essentially my answer.
Coincidentally, I recently read a manga where a robot girl wishes to have a certain body part. Her creator has never seen one, so he decides to look at some magazines, but they've all been censored. "Th-they defaced my one resource!"
@@dougformerlysekkohegane9303 I don’t understand kabuki very well all I know is someone starts saying something while someone is trying to play some other thing
@Systemic Floyd-19 Warming pal, you literary said that "nothing of value was lost" when I commented on how japanese society just fetishises homosexuality or completely ignore (not even adressing any problem they face). You also are talking about whatever imagined "woke trend" you think I am engaging in, which I am not. And you haven't answered any of my questions, just deflecting the fuck out and trying to be vague as fuck to appear smart. So let's try again: Why do you think being gay is being dysfunctional? What does diversity have to do with being gay? Why do you bring diversity into the conversation even tho I did not even talk about it? And why do you have clearly anti LGBT+ paraphernalia in you channel banner if you don't hate the gays?
@Systemic Floyd-19 Warming "I was very direct. It's not deflection, I'm just smart. Sorry you don't like that. Everything I said is sufficient." You did not explain yourself up to this point. You are just using a manner of speech that invokes certain characteristics about yourself on this conversation, like being very smart, understanding of the world and above all this. But you are not, you are merely pretending to have answered my questions by giving the impression you have answered them with very simple statements. You did not. I want to clarify that the type of vague language you use is only understood by people of your leanings and not by common folk, so by explaining your points better you may communicate your thoughts to a hypothetical audience in a more effective manner. "Lastly, the rainblow cult is an anti-civilizational ideology not based on anything of real value, and many androphiles reject it as such. Any ideology which claims to "deconstruct hierarchies" and replace them with some marxist "alternative" requires nihilism, relativism, and denial of reason.." There is so much coded and vague language in this statement. *Rainbow cult:* every LGBT+ person who critiques the current status quo and demands for a more humane treatment of their community. This is not an anti-civilization movement, this is just people asking for rights to be recognized. Treating different groups of humans in a humane courteous manner is a sign of civilization, it is not a sign of savagery. Unless you are against humane treatment of your fellow humans, which would mean you merely hate homosexuals without any rationale behind that, like a barbarian. I also may add that the cradle of western civilization ,Rome and Greece, was very tolerant of male homosexuality. That is not to say that they had the same way of seeing homosexuals like we do today but they didn't merely throw them into a dungeon, they were civilized. This cult you say does not want to deconstruct this current society and build a "marxist alternative, that is your perception of them. *Androphiles:* this is a term used by behavioural scientists to describe sexual orientation, not a philosophical stance. If there is a philosophical school of thought like this it is not recognized by the academia as of yet. But somehow I feel that you are not using it correctly. Anyways the term is used to refer to people *sexually* attracted to masculinity. Anyhow I feel in the first point I manage to properly deconstruct your argument. The other words at the end are just buzzwords. There is nothing nihilistic about affirming your right to exist equally as any other human being. If anything, people of your leaning I've found, seem to be attracted to the aesthetics of nihilism. You described those of an anti-civilization movement as nihilistic and as deniers of reason but so far those descriptors apply to yourself. I will not mention relativism because to be honest I am tired already. TL;dr: thanks for the practise, you irrational barbarian!
@@Whoswhooooooo actually it's based on fist of the north star's original manga covers, which are inspired by Kabuki. Difference is that araki diversified the types of poses by taking inspiration from statues and fashion shows
The theater play feels almost like a shakespeare play. The poses, expression and facial masks in Kabuki are also like the Chinese traditional peiking opera or similar operas in china.
Yes! All cultures can find common ground in the ancient and the colourful. Big flamboyant, flashy makeup and costumes is a really common but amazing product of human entertainment.
Growing up I NEVER liked clowns, I'm not talking about "scary" movie clowns I actually like them, it's the regular goofy looking bastards that gives me the creeps man! Kabuki on the other hand looks badass
Putting this on the bucket list for if I ever go to Japan. I feel like I could sit there and watch this, not understand a bit of what's going on and still enjoy it!
"Do you like Kabuki theater?" "No, I don't like Kabuki. I prefer Noh theater." "So you don't like any theater at all?" "No, I just love Noh theater more than Kabuki theater." "But you just said you didn't like Kabuki." "Exactly."
@@TieDef That would explain the Japanese subtitles, though it still seems kind of strange that it switches to English captioning even though they don't stop speaking English
The impression i get from this is that is't like an acted cartoon. Right down to specific traditions and techniques in how movements are performed, just as there are specific ways to get impactful movement from animation. I's easy to see how this influenced Japanese animation as this is kinda like "Anime on stage". super cool.
i like how the red and blue meanings are opposite to what western stories have, red being the evil, and blue being more justice sided. its interesting for the difference
This is the guy in the japanese documentaries I loved watching when I was younger. Never thought I'd see his face. I always pictured him different than how he really appears.
"The unique tradition of male actors playing female roles." If by unique you mean "as it was throughout much of the world for the last 3000 years", then sure.
I've always loved seeing Kabuki theater , but all of them was on movies and videos I'd love to see one live it would be so great I think even before I die.
Yep, that theater clip came from "Begin Japanology". Real nice of these guys to not credit the show that clearly features Mr. Barakan's narrating things.
Peter Barakan doesn't do the narration for the vtr bits in Begin Japanology. And this is from another NHK show, so they freely borrow their own video footage all the time.
5:00 not in any case: during the 19/20th century the most known italian operas, which were played in theaters, were open to any person that could buy a ticket; it was people's entertainment and it was common to have people eating and drinking during spectacles, especially between acts
Presenter: "Kabuki is a classical and much-loved form of drama featuring gorgeous costumes, outlandish makeup, and exaggerated movements." Me: ahhhhhh, so like Jojo?
I'm so glad everyone on earth has kept such wonderful culture. I hope we never lose these historical traditions that set us apart. I believe this is what makes us human, no matter what culture it stems from.
