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This is Benkei’s famous roppo exit in the kabuki dance-drama Kanjinchō, performed by Matsumoto Kōshirō VIII in November of 1943 at the Kabuki-za theatre in Tokyo. He was 72 years old, having been a student of the legendary actor Ichikawa Danjūrō IX during the Meiji period, as well as the son of the dance master Fujima Kan’emon II.
This is Benkei’s famous roppo exit in the kabuki dance-drama Kanjinchō, performed by Matsumoto Kōshirō VIII in November of 1943 at the Kabuki-za theatre in Tokyo. He was 72 years old, having been a student of the legendary actor Ichikawa Danjūrō IX during the Meiji period, as well as the son of the dance master Fujima Kan’emon II.
If you want to learn more about this play and the actor, check out these videos!
Kanjinchō: https://youtu.be/zPSd3DH1JVM
Kōraiya: https://youtu.be/ExOC5qVSWKM
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Gorgeous!
Very interesting considering when this was filmed. Just before Japan faced serious bombing raids two years later this theater might not even exist
弁慶役者だった七代目松本幸四郎は今の十三代目市川團十郎、十代目松本幸四郎、四代目尾上松緑の高祖父にあたる歌舞伎役者さんです、この前芸能きわみ堂の正月特集でラジオで放送された勧進帳の音声を聞きました!
さすが幸四郎の弁慶とまで言わせた役者！成田屋の弁慶より好きです。
Nezuko in that box
Amazing❤
Kabuki is one of only forms of theater that I will sit down in my living room and just binge watch.
this sounds familiar !