Kagamijishi / [kanshū Bandō Tamasaburō ; seisaku chosaku Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha].
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | [Tokyo] : Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha Bideo Jigyōshitsu ; [Toronto] : Distributed by Marty Gross Film Productions, 2004. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (1 folded sheet ([12] pages) : illustrations ; 19 cm) |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Bandō, Tamasaburō, V, 1950- |
| Other author/creator | Griffith, Paul (Paul M.) |
| Other author/creator | Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha. |
| Other author/creator | Marty Gross Productions. |
| Variant title | Title on disc label and container: Kabuki dance IV Bando Tamasaburo |
| Series | Bandō Tamasaburō buyōshū = Kabuki dance Bando Tamasaburo ; v. 4 Bandō, Tamasaburō, 1950- Bandō Tamasaburō buyōshū ; 4. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Kanaya Tanzen (13 min.) -- Kosu no To (11 min.) -- Kagami Jishi (65 min.). |
| Abstract | Kabuki, now written with the three Japanese characters that mean "song," "dance" and "acting skill," is an art combining very different disciplines that are usually performed separately. For Westerners, one the most fascinating aspect of Kabuki Theatre is the continuing traditional use of onnagata--male actors who specialize in feminine roles. This film displays the skills of one of the most popular and celebrated onnagata in modern Japan, Bandō Tamasaburō V, in three of the classics of Japanese theater. In the dances Kanaya Tanzen and Kosu no To Tamasaburo expresses the very essence of femininity, but it is in the Kagami Jishi "The Lion Dance," that he displays his extraordinary versatility. In this most demanding of roles, the actor first must convince as a shy maiden and then transform into a fierce lion. |
| General note | All credits from disc and container labels. |
| General note | Originally taped in 1992. |
| General note | Special features: Selection menu in English. |
| Performer | English translator [insert] and commentator, Paul Griffith; performer, Bandō Tamasaburō. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | In Japanese with optional subtitles in Japanese; commentary in Japanese or English. |
| Genre/form | Filmed performances. |
| Other title | Kanaya Tanzen. |
| Other title | Kosu no to. |
| Standard identifier# | 4988105026278 |
| Publisher number | DA-0202 Shōchiku Home Video |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | PN2924.5.K3 B36 2004 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |