For the first section of the dance, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... Tamasaburo performed his signature dance "Sagi Musume (Heron Maiden)" at the Kabuki-za, Tokyo. This...
For the first section of the dance, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... Tamasaburo performed his signature dance "Sagi Musume (Heron Maiden)" at the Kabuki-za, Tokyo. This...
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...
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...
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...