Danjūrō XIII: Living Up to the Expectations?
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- čas přidán 17. 06. 2023
- In this video, we take a look at the journey of Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII since he took this prestigious name late last year, and the performances he has lined up for the rest of the year.
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Considering the ampunt of work he has done, i belive he is living up to the expectations, but i wish aswell that he can establish his own view (version or like personal style) based on the traditions of his family, giving new life to this very well-loved (or fogotten) plays.
I think his previous scandals are part of the past and he his doing serious efforts to carry out the family tradition and at the same refreshing Kabuki. I also like to watch his recent interviews, he shows more respect than in the past for Kabuki but at the same time he has his own opinion on some things. I hope he will tour overseas 2024.
Fact: he is an amazing actor!❤️
he looks much more similar to his grandfather than to his father
I love de Kabuki art
My opinion is this, brother: when you inherit a prestigious name like Ichikawa Danjuro, automatically Kabuki fans expect whoever becomes the new Danjuro to be someone who takes tradition very seriously. However, Danjuro XIII has always been a rebel, breaking traditions, which made many fans and other Kabuki actors dislike him. In addition, he has to compete with Aragotoshi who are more praised than he is (that is, less criticized and less controversial than him) and who have more works in films and TV series than him, like his cousin Matsumoto Koshiro X and Kataoka Ainosuke VI. If he wants to demonstrate that he deserves to be called Ichikawa Danjuro XIII, then he has to show that his former self (who fought in bars in Tokyo, who supposedly had relationship problems, etc.) is in the past.
By the way, I have an important question here: are you aware that Bando Tamasaburo V may be retiring very soon from Kabuki? I saw on some websites that he wants to retire from Kabuki (retiring from being an onnagata actor) and focus on his career as a singer and actor in films and series. It seems that he has declared that he no longer intends to play female roles in the future due to an injury he has in one of his legs (which seems to be hindering his career as an onnagata). Do you know if this is true? If so, what is the chance of Nakamura Fukusuke IX or Nakamura Jakuemon V becoming Kabuki's main onnagata in his place?
(Sorry for the long text and the long doubt, but it was something that hadn't left my mind for a while, both the question of Danjuro XIII and the situation of Tamasaburo V).
Yes, I've read Tamasaburō's comments. To some extent, he might be trying to promote his projects outside of kabuki. But from his schedule in recent years it is clear that he prefers to tour on his own, in smaller venues and with shorter programs and casts. It also seems to me that some of his recent Kabuki-za appearances might have been a bit of a compromise with Shochiku, which also might have won him some freedom now that the situation in the theatre world has come back to normal after the pandemic.
Soon after his declarations, a large program was announced in Nagoya, led by him and Nizaemon, which is an unusual location for them, so I'm not sure what to think. If everything continues as normal, he should probably appear at the Kabuki-za in December at the latest.
Tamasaburo might be getting ready for retirement from kabuki, or at least preparing for reduced roles. There are two actors trained for Akoya, which hints at that. Has he trained a disciple to take his name?
@@michaelpaisano9260 The problem is that of the three actors he took as disciples, one acts exclusively as Tachiyaku, that is, he only plays male roles (Kataoka Ainosuke VI) and the other two (who are onnagata actors and the ones he taught the role of Akoya) are from families already established in Kabuki: Nakamura Baishi IV is the eldest son of Nakamura Tokizō V and in the future it is very likely that he will inherit the name Nakamura Tokizō and become Nakamura Tokizō VI. Nakamura Kotarō VI is the only son of Nakamura Fukusuke IX and in the future he will inherit the name Nakamura Fukusuke and become Nakamura Fukusuke X, as his father, Nakamura Fukusuke IX will inherit the name Nakamura Utaemon and become Nakamura Utaemon VII. So until the present moment, Tamasaburō V still doesn't have any successor (which is quite worrying)...
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南座後数日になりましたね！
お元気で皆さん頑張って下さい。
良いお年をお迎え下さいませ。❤
Nice round-up! Love the content, keep em coming!
The female grace and spirit seems so much more intense when played by the oyama.
What is oyama?
@@susanfanning9480 Onnagata (女形/女方, lit. 'female role'), also oyama (女形), are male actors who play female roles in kabuki theatre.
It is my dream to play Umeō-maru in Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami ... wish me luck!!!
He appears to be upholding the traditions of that great name very well, but recent events you have mentioned in a previous video make me worry about the amount of work being expected of his children, especially his son. Are there child welfare laws for performing in Japan as there are in the USA? Not that such laws are always properly upheld here, but the expectations must be overwhelming and a great pressure on a young person. Maybe you could do a video about child actors in kabuki?
It is a touchy subject, and it is difficult to know what goes on behind closed doors. The amount of training and time on stage seems to have been reduced significantly generation after generation, and, from what I understand, at worst, the situation is similar to that of a classically trained musician.
I imagine that the training of someone in such an intense and difficult art must be strenuous, such as ballet dancers who start as quite tiny children. But I think it might be of interest to many of us who don't have intimate knowledge of the kabuki traditions to know how young artists are trained. And are there child actor only performances? Shakespeare has a complaint in the play Hamlet about child only acting troupes who "cry out on top of the question and are tyrannically clapped for it". Which is why the adult acting troop ends up at Elsinore castle because the attetion is on the novelty of a child only troop at about the same period in history that kabuki started. Thanks for replying to my comment and of course for your great work:!
Yes, it is a very interesting topic indeed! I'll try to put some research together and work on a video highlighting some interesting children roles and their place on an actor's career. And you suggest, there is an old tradition of children's kabuki troupes, which continue to appear, usually on the stages of shinto shrines, playing classic scenes with amateur actors in their teens (or even younger). Some great actors, such as Nakamura Kichiemon I, became famous this way. The children of famous actors also appear sometimes in simple but colorful scenes such as Kurumabiki, in venues as large as the Kabuki-za. There used to be a video on CZcams of the Inasegawa scene from Benten Kozō, with Danjūrō XIII, Kikunosuke V and a few other actors in their early teens playing all the leading roles at the Kabuki-za.
Don’t know about others but Danjuro seems good at teaching his children, his son and daughter enjoy performing and practicing according to some interviews. Since Danjuro was forced by his father and didn’t like kabuki that much when he was young, I think he’s doing his best to raise his children alone and make them enjoy performing. I have to say it’s a warm family.
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