Title from disc label. "The three unrelated dances presented on this DVD are each performed by a different Kabuki actor of consummate talent and renown, at the very height of their powers. All three actors were awarded the title of Living National Treasure, and these recoridngs of their work represent the pinnacle of the art of Kabuki dance"--Leaflet. 880-07 Nakamura Jakuemon (Bungo Dōjōji), Nakamura Tomijūrō (Ukare bōzu), Nakamura Shikan (Onna date). Taped at Kabukiza in May 1997 (Bungo Dōjōji), June 1999 (Ukare bōzu), and January 2005 (Onna date). 880-08 Special features: Kabuki meisakusen zen 50 sakuhin shōkai.
Summary:
Bungo Dōjōji: Gorgeous dance based on Dojōji story performed in the style of the old Bungo-bushi School. Ukare Bozu: "First performed in 1811 ... was one of a group of seven sections all danced continuously by the same actor ...The character featured is a fake priest, a kind of street entertainer and beggar"--Leaflet. Onna date: Story of "a courtesan who dozed off and dreams of different characters and events through the four seasons"--Leaflet.
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