I just finished watching the eight videos of Kanjincho. I had never seen a Kabuki play before, and I found it a great pleasure. Certain moments, the actors' behaviour and music pieces reminded me of famous Japanese films; obviously, cinema is influenced by theatre. Many thanks for this delight! I'll search for other Kabuki plays.
Absolutely and without question one of the most beautiful performances I have ever been privileged to see, I can not thank dpl1960 enough for uploading this video. I have always loved Kabuki, as a Westerner however I haven't been able to understand the story only appreciate the staging and costumes, this was spectacular. Thank you again.
@blazerer24243 жыл бұрын
I watched 8 parts and I must say it was so much more than I expected. Thank you so much Paul Griffith for this amazing narration!
@kandisofia13 жыл бұрын
I watched all the 8 Parts of this wonderful broadcast. What a culture, what a treasure! I would like to thank the person who uploaded this on You Tube. Thank you ever so much. My highest appreciation to the narrator, who patiently and excellently narrated the English translation.
@kelabangputih11 ай бұрын
Kanjincho is wonderful , thank you for upload this video
@markbeck83843 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this. For me, a USA guy, this opened up a different Art World, and made it accessible. I didn't really know that Kabuki could be moving. I guess I didn't know anything about it at all, other than there were some cool costume changes, and dancing. I would like to see some more, guided like this. I can understand how this might be disruptive for someone who knows the story lines/style/language; but it is invaluable for a beginner like me, who wants to dip his toes into a foreign culture. Thank you very much.
@cellinimedusa46793 жыл бұрын
Thank you Paul Griffith, without your commentary these splendid plays would mean nothing. I am so pleased that l have discovered Kabuki, l LOVE it!
@AstralDragoon Жыл бұрын
It was wonderful to see this performance with such excellent narration, not only for the translation of the dialogue, but for the context of Kabuki tradition and style. I've only seen one other narrated Kabuki play, and I'm very grateful for the opportunity to appreciate this one as a non-Japanese speaker.
@RIOT6903 жыл бұрын
An experience unlike anything i knew, I had a great pleasure connecting with this old art.
@t0mjobim11 жыл бұрын
RIP Ichikawa Danjuro XII A great actor, great father, and a great person
@EliaGaitau11 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thank you for uploading this. It was my first time watching Kabuki, and I enjoyed it. :D
@Mattinmotion14 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for uploading this. It was my first time watching kabuki and it seems to have been an excellent introduction. I enoyed it alot.
@AlyxGlide3 жыл бұрын
Came for the 'Yoooooo' & was not disappointed!
@hayek21811 жыл бұрын
Excellent narration. Thank you very much and RIP Danjuro.
@Ben-dr8sb3 жыл бұрын
団十郎襲名公演ですね。
@daroth71273 жыл бұрын
The dance at 3:56 is just fantastic.
@szarvaskoppany4 жыл бұрын
Interesting, but I think the most interesting character is Togashi. Is anything known about him? Was he a real person? He committed seppuku afterwards, or something else happened to him? Couldn't find anything of him.
@はじまりのうた4 жыл бұрын
Togashi was found to have released Yoshitsune even though he knew it was Yoshitsune. Tsuneyoshi got angry and dismissed him. Togashi then became a monk and lived in Hiraizumi (a part of Iwate Pref. now), where he met Yoshitsune again. Togashi died a natural death in the end.
@szarvaskoppany4 жыл бұрын
@@はじまりのうた Thank you for the answer! Strange, I'd have expected his boss to have him executed, after all it was basically treason...