Kabuki Dance: Henge Buyo *RERUN
Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores the fantastic play, "The Dance of the Earth Spider," where one actor skillfully switches between five very different roles.
Disguised as a blind musician, the Earth Spider (Kataoka Ainosuke) appears behind Yorimitsu's sleeping retainers Kintoki (left) and Sadamitsu (right).
The Earth Spider (Kataoka Ainosuke) throws its webs at the retainers and disappears.
The Earth Spider (Kataoka Ainosuke) is disguised as Yorimitsu's lover, the courtesan Usugumo, but is unmasked.
In its true form, the Earth Spider (Kataoka Ainosuke) fights with Yorimitsu's retainers.
Kumo no Ito Azusa no Yumihari (The Dance of the Earth Spider): This program looks at henge buyo (transformation dances) which are dances where one actor plays several roles. Sometimes these dances are a series of separate dances, but the program focuses on "The Dance of the Earth Spider," which is a dramatic story. The spirit of the Earth Spider attacks the demon quelling general Yorimitsu by disguising itself in a variety of forms: a samurai page, a comic entertainer, a blind musician and a courtesan. One actor plays all these roles with a series of spectacular fast changes.
Kumo no Ito Azusa no Yumihari (The Dance of the Earth Spider): This program looks at henge buyo (transformation dances) which are dances where one actor plays several roles. Sometimes these dances are a series of separate dances, but the program focuses on "The Dance of the Earth Spider," which is a dramatic story. The spirit of the Earth Spider attacks the demon quelling general Yorimitsu by disguising itself in a variety of forms: a samurai page, a comic entertainer, a blind musician and a courtesan. One actor plays all these roles with a series of spectacular fast changes.