林❤ 佑❤ 香❤

坂东玉三郎🎉称中国梅兰芳.太棒了👏👏👏

美しい現実離れしていて夢の世界

坂东玉三郎还会苏州话。语言天赋不一般

Tamasaburo gave up his vegan diet in order to improve his voice for this role as Yang Guifei. He's 60 during the time of this report. Such commitment to his art!

玉三郎。 日本が生んだ宝石そのものだ！ 美しい！

Why did he start laughing when he said "My twilight Geisha time will soon be over"?

Could somebody translate the text? Please ^_^!

The narrators are chanting the lines like in "Noh" theater.

Me too ! I have seen his performance two times last there s one month, and i had the honor to meet him two times too but i cannot explain how i felt and how i still feel as it was incredibly strong and moving. I still cannot believe it...

Sensory overload...just too...beautiful... can't... resist. *fainted*

She (the character) is an Oiran. She is wearing a long obi that falls down her front, Tayuu wore their obi tied in a heart-shaped knot, their hairstyles are also different.

You see before you Bando Tamasaburo V, b. 1950. He is probably the greatest onnagata that has ever lived. I had the extreme honor of seeing him perform twice in NYC and actually meet him. It changed my life forever. His performance will shake you to the core of your soul and leave you wondering if your own humanity is genuine enough. There are no words, absolutely nothing in the world to compare to this experience.

Can someone help me find the lyrics of the poem please?

Stunning perforance...Wow..the ending is fabulous..

very cool

Tamasaburo was not a Geisha... XDD And it would be hard for a foreign, let alone locals, even... a hard process anyway...and years and years are needed...

You know... there doesn't seem to be much change the dancer's facial expression, yet there's so much emotion shown in the subtle things the dancer does. It's rather nice.

I wonder how much the wig weights o.o

I read today there are also women! but I believe it's more common men perform.

Wow!

So Beautiful...

Breathtakingly lovely. But I'd far rather have translations and comments under image to be read by viewer instead of having it on top of music. or, alternativelym synopsis in English before the performance.

it was actually, in one of the interview videos it states that neither women nor beautiful young men were allowed to perform in Kabuki as it was often used to exploit them. So the only ones able to play women in kabuki theater were the older men, thus onnagata were born. Not to say it happened in every kabuki theater, but often enough that they had to make a law to prevent it from continuing. And a prostitute in the pleasure quaters was generally well taught in the arts so it wasn't all sex.

it's a tayuu

this was beautiful, the commentary actually made it more enjoyable too (y'know, since i cant speak japanese)

What a beautiful love song this is. Dame Kiri sings with such feeling. Much, much better in my humble opinion than Love Never Dies. Why on earth was it changed?

i am so inspired and would welcome to invite Mr Bando to NYC for our wp of DOJOJI in May 2013

This is such an inspiration . I am the director of DOJOJI THE MAN INSIDE THE BELL in NYC and for May 2013 and Bando's dances will be re-interpreted by Sachiyo Ito.

Tisa Chang's direction of DOJOJI THE MAN INSIDE THE BELL in NYC in May 2013 will re-invent this story in collaboration with the legendary dancer Sachiyo Ito and the Pan Asian Repertory Theatre's veteran artists.

う・・美しすぎる・・・ 人間国宝に値する素晴らしい方ですね。　本当に日本の・・・いや人類の宝です！！ヾ(=^▽^=)ノ 確かにダンスやダンサーで片づけられるのも・・・・（;￣ー￣A 　 not "the DANCE"→This is "MAI"　やっぱ舞は舞ですね。

Yes, it is the great Tamasaburo. :)

Sagi Musume and Orochi are my favs!

its common for the actors to be male. judging by the face shape im guessing its a male

Plz upload more all of it if you can. for us who cant buy the dvd set. plz >_<

the narrator refer's to her as "she" many time

I am hypnotized! :) I think I watched the costume change at least 300 times. Amazing!

I am hypnotized! :)

not sure if the main actor is a boy or a girl?

CD Japan also carry them

s/he's just moving his hands slowly?

It is called 'Nagauta' (long song)

Femme Queen REALNESS.

Nagauta

Who watched GASARAKI loved this video.

I like what he had to say about being born with an imperfection and using it to better your talent & skill to make you stronger in life. How old is he now? No matter the age or the season he will always hold a special place in the floating world and the universe. Kyddoemiko.

I've mainly seen things where Tamasaburo doesn't speak, so I always get a little confused when I see him in a speaking role! X-D

I love this song sooooo much.....Dame Kiri introduced the song beautifully to the entire world on ALW birthday...I wore out my VHS tape watching it over and over again....thank you for posting this on You Tube.

I wonder how the audience knows what's happening...the video narrator said something about another narrator on stage but it doesn't seem like he's speaking Japanese. Unless everyone has already read the story...which is possible.

Wait...while I know that there aren't any women in Kabuki, I thought that was only in previous times. So the person on stage is actually a man as well? (if so, he plays the role well, xD! I'd kill to be as graceful as that, especially at the parts where "she" bends her knees and still has to keep her back straight. I know mine would buckle in an instant).