The Demon of Mount Togakushi and the Princess・Momijigari EXPLAINED (1887) 

MY GOD the actor playing the Mountain God is out of this world

it's kinda interesting watching kabuki theater and seeing like... how accurate the Japanese prints were to how the actors would move and emote I have to wonder which came first and if it's intentional for one to look like the other.

It's interesting how the movements in some of these dance sequences try to further explain what the people are singing about

I'd love to know more about _Momijigari_ and its _kata_ traditions! After all the play was so popular it was the subject of the first ever Japanese film, starring Danjūrō IX and Kikugorō V no less!

The way Nakamura Kankurō VI switches from elegant and feminine to fierce so quickly at 7:32-4:41 is immaculate

The moment of the blessed sword is so cool damn. Moving on its masters behalf. So cool man.

Thanks so much for this video; I especially liked seeing the mountain god dance!

Really exciting! Beautiful!

Where I can find the full piece? Anyone knows? I remember I saw on RU-vid. But I can't find. Or even the first part of the princess entering with the audio synchronized.

Excellent video my friend. This play has an interesting premise and a very sinister villain. I actually watched two versions of this piece (one with Sakata Tōjūrō IV and the other one shown in the video with Nakamura Shikan VIII). My first question about this piece is: 1. What are the differences between the Edo/Tokyo version (with Nakamura Shikan VIII) and the Kamigata/Osaka and Kyoto version (with Sakata Tōjūrō IV)? 2. Isn't Nakamura Kankuro VI currently a tachiyaku? When did he play onnagata roles? Because I didn't know he could play these roles (because who usually plays these types of roles is his younger brother, Nakamura Shichinosuke II). 3. Speaking of the Nakamuraya house, I went looking for inspiration to add more details to my story "Murder in Kabuki-za" and I discovered that Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII (father of Kankuro VI and Shichinosuke II) starred in a thriller that takes place in the world of Kabuki theater in which a character he plays an actor (I don't know if a fictional version of himself or another character) accused of murder and who has to clear his name. The only thing I don't remember is the name of the movie. Do you know what movie this is? You've watched?

You know sht is getting real when the flute starts playing! The god is a G!

kunitsu gami gonna make me watch kabuki now

整體感覺比較喪，畫面像是在陰間地府，聲音像是在葬禮現場

Kabuki is just like Chinese operas with several characters but the different is operas allow men and women act in it.

9:54 is literally me everytime I sneak off somewhere 😂

The God of the Mountain was dope.

Very interesting. They are absurd on purpose kinda like surreal art…enjoyed watching this. 😊

Thank you so much for posting this video! I came across this video by chance and slowly realized I had seen the play live. I'm in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo from 2015 to 2017. I was fascinated by Japanese culture, and I really wanted to see a Kabuki play as I had watched them before on RU-vid, and I wanted to see one in person. About three months after arriving at Yokota, I took the train to the Kabuki-za theatre in downtown Tokyo one weekend. They had a matinee that day, and I wanted to get as close to the stage as possible. I paid about 18,000 yen (about $180) for the last remaining seat in the center audience area, and it was worth it. There were about three or four plays at this performance, including the one in this video, but this play stood out to me and is what I remember and enjoyed the most about it. Even though I kept the receipt and playbill as a souvenir, they were all in Japanese, which I couldn't read, so I never knew the name of the play I enjoyed. Over the years, I remembered certain parts of this play (like it being autumn time, the god of the mountain, and the princess turning into a demon), but I figured I'd never know its name. Again, thank you so much for posting this video! You have brought back one of my happiest memories during the best two years of my life.

One of my favorite plays! I remember first seeing this on RU-vid when the Naritaya went on tour and performed it in Paris!

I want that dude as a FromSoftware boss

No entendí ni madres pero me encantó 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Hermoso

Thank you for my first understanding and insight into this remarkable form of theatre. It’s truely stunning on so many levels👏

Πολύ όμορφο και εντυπωσιακό. ευχαριστώ.

Rich, beautiful and cultured. But always has a certain eerie touch about it...

amazing art 😍

Thank you for all your work in your videos. They are all very interesting and the plays are fascinating! Kabuki is a beautiful art. I have a question if I may. I was looking for the scripts of some kabuki plays but I couldn't find any on the internet; may I ask you if you could tell me where I could find some theatrical scripts and songtexts, please? I was especially searching for the sung parts, in japanese language, even better if with translation aside (English or French or Italian or Spanish). Thank you

Their head movements - a short shake with a sudden stop - fascinate me and also fill me with a feeling of disgust. I can't stop looking. Especially jarring combined with the elaborate costumes and alienating make-up. I am deeply obsessed with Japan, because they are like us Westerners in some aspects but also completely alien. I wonder if a Westerner will ever comprehend their (especially pre-Meiji) culture.

I am blushing!

Reminds me of Kanjuro

They clearly had some time to kill in the Edo period.

So great.

Kanjuro-sama!!!!!