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.
Description1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (1 folded sheet ([12] pages) : illustrations ; 19 cm)
Subjects

Other author/creatorBandō, Tamasaburō, V, 1950-
Other author/creatorGriffith, Paul (Paul M.)
Other author/creatorShōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha.
Other author/creatorMarty Gross Productions.
Variant title Title on disc label and container: Kabuki dance IV Bando Tamasaburo
SeriesBandō 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 noteAll credits from disc and container labels.
General noteOriginally taped in 1992.
General noteSpecial features: Selection menu in English.
Performer English translator [insert] and commentator, Paul Griffith; performer, Bandō Tamasaburō.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageIn Japanese with optional subtitles in Japanese; commentary in Japanese or English.
Genre/formFilmed performances.
Other titleKanaya Tanzen.
Other titleKosu no to.
Standard identifier# 4988105026278
Publisher numberDA-0202 Shōchiku Home Video

Availability

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Joyner Compact DVDs PN2924.5.K3 B36 2004 DVD ✔ Available Place Hold