Tamasaburo "Sagi Musume" 坂東玉三郎「鷺娘」 - beginning section
Tamasaburo performed his signature dance "Sagi Musume (Heron Maiden)" at the Kabuki-za, Tokyo. This is the first part of the dance. Here, on the stage, Tamasaburo morphed from a heron to a machi musume (town girl) by means of a quick change of costumes. For the last section of the dance, see...


Tamasaburo 坂東玉三郎interview (2003)
Tamasaburo talked about Japanese dance. This clip also comes with rare footage of him dancing at 6. Also includes makeup scene for Sagi Musume (Heron Maiden)


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Tamasaburo 坂東玉三郎「籠釣瓶花街酔醒」
Note: Please use www.youtube.com to access this video for proper aspect ratio. This clip is from the beginning section of the play "Kagotsurube Sato no Eizame (籠釣瓶花街酔醒)". Tamasaburo played a top courtesan called Yatsuhashi (八ツ橋). His stage partner is Matsumoto Koshiro...


Tamasaburo "Sagi Musume" 坂東玉三郎「鷺娘」 - last section
For the first section of the dance, see www.youtube.com Tamasaburo performed his signature dance "Sagi Musume (Heron Maiden)" at the Kabuki-za, Tokyo. This is the last part of the dance. Here, on the stage, Tamasaburo morphed from a maiden into a heron spirit by means of a quick change of...


Tamasaburo "Yokihi" 坂東玉三郎「楊貴妃」 part 1
The dance "Yokihi" is based on the Chinese historical figure Princess Yang Kwei-Fei, who was the beloved concubine of the Tang Dynasty emperor Hsuan Tsung (Genso in Japanese). For more information on this story, see www.taleofgenji.org For the last part of the dance, see www.youtube.com


予告篇/シネマ歌舞伎「坂東玉三郎-鷺娘」 Trailer: Cinema Kabuki "Sagi Musume"
Lyrics can be found at www.sagimusume.com This is the trailer of an one-hour film shot in digital format in 2005. The goal is to make kabuki more accessible to the general public. Currently it is only shown in selected movie theaters across Japan. I hope they will one day show it overseas. See...


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Tamasaburo "Yokihi" 坂東玉三郎「楊貴妃」 part 2
For the first part of the dance, see www.youtube.com The dance "Yokihi" is based on the Chinese historical figure Princess Yang Kwei-Fei, who was the beloved concubine of the Tang Dynasty emperor Hsuan Tsung (Genso in Japanese). For more information on this story, see www.taleofgenji.org


Tamasaburo "The Written Face - Interviews" 坂東玉三郎 書かれた顔
In this excerpt of the 1995 film "The Written Face (書かれた顔)" by Daniel Schmid, Tamasaburo talked about being an onnagata (female role specialist). This clip also includes footage of him dancing at 6, a section of the kabuki play "Tsumorokoi Yuki No Seki No To (積恋雪積扉)", plus an...


Tamasaburo "Sagi Musume" 坂東玉三郎「鷺娘」 - middle section
For the first section of the dance, see www.youtube.com Tamasaburo performed his signature dance "Sagi Musume (Heron Maiden)" at the Kabuki-za, Tokyo. This is the middle part of the dance, in which Tamasaburo portraited a machi musume (town girl).


坂東玉三郎 「日高川入相花王」 Tamasaburo "HidakagawaIriaiZakura"
This is the story of Kiyohime, who met a travelling priest Anchin. Kiyohime fell for Anchin but the priest left for the Dojoji temple. Kiyohime was furious and transformed into a serpent to pursue him. This video shows Kiyohime crossing the Hidakagawa river as a serpent to pursue her lover. This...


Tamasaburo "Inabune" 坂東玉三郎「稲舟」
Bando Tamasaburo in the kabuki dance "Inabune"


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坂東玉三郎"大蛇" Tamasaburo "Orochi" (Great Serpent) part 2
For background information of this dance, see en.wikipedia.org and kikuko.web.infoseek.co.jp


坂東玉三郎"大蛇" Tamasaburo "Orochi" (Great Serpent) part 1
For background information of this dance, see en.wikipedia.org and kikuko.web.infoseek.co.jp


坂東玉三郎"大蛇" Tamasaburo "Orochi" (Great Serpent) part 3
For background information of this dance, see en.wikipedia.org and kikuko.web.infoseek.co.jp


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