It was the kabuki stage I was really looking forward. I went to Hakata (2hours by airplane). Woo Hoo!
On start time, Kantaro started to announcement. He appeared wearing Montsuki Hakama (Formal Kimono), and gave us a greeting. He always looks smart! Well, it sounded like a wrestler. Mic perfomance?
The first act was “Yoshitsune Senbon-sakura Tokai-ya / Daimotsuno-ura”> In the scene Tomomori kills himself by diving into the sea carrying a big ancher, it is really famous that the actor fall down with his back. This time, the actor was Shido… Well, I’m afraid to say this, but the thing my mother said was everything. “His aura is too cheap.” We know they are still junior actor, but… Anyway, another actor, Hichinosuke, who acted “Suke-no-tsubone” was brilliant. Of course, compared to seniour actors, he is still not good enough, but I think his effort and spirit was enough strong to move audience’s feeling.
The second act was “Takatsuki” I always wanted to see. It is a dance act that
the actor tap-dances wearing a high wooden clogs, and Kantaro challenged
it at first time. It was amazing. Of course his father is the master of
this dance, so some might say his tap dance is not good at all yet…
But his expression was really good. I felt the temperature of the
theatre changed quickly and his “drunk man” act was so funny that the
audience was so fascinated. Nakamura-ya rocks.
The third act was “Dango-uri” by Kamejiro and Ainosuke. Kamejiro(male) acted a woman and it surprised me as he looked so sexy. The balance between Woman’s soft movement, and comical movement. It was great.