And more pics of the press conference to promote the movie "Deguchi No Nai Umi":
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"Musashi" cap by bmwracer:
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And more good news of Ebizo: he will perform on UK from May 31 to June 11, 2006. More info on http://www.sadlerswells.com/whats_on/2005_2006/kabuki.asp.
Great, isn't it ?????
But he could come to Brazil to perform too ...
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And talking about his performances abroad, the cover of the DVD of his performances in Paris. From the site
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Ebizo as Kikuchi Hankuro ("Double Suicide At Mt. Toribe"). From the site
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Whoa! Lots of posts on Ebizo, Betsy! Great! Thanks a lot for your info and recent posts on Kabuki and Ebizo. I don't remember who posted a pic of him posing "nirami". Was that you Betsy? I love that pose!!

Do they tour overseas too? I've read posts on him performing in Paris, and you also mentioned they are gonna perform in UK. How many times do they perform each year in Japan and overseas? Would they possibly perform in Indonesia?

Betsy Hayashi wrote:

During these special performances, there's always a ceremony, named "Kojo" (or "announcement"), in witch other actors tell stories about the actor who's changing the name, congratulate him and invite the audience to congratulate the actor either. Only on the "Shumei Hiro" of Ebizo's family of acting, there's also an moment on the "Kojo" in witch he poses and glances to the audience with his eyes crossed. This pose is called "Nirami" and, as I said before, is exclusively done by the members of Ichikawa Danjuro's line of actors.

So during this ceremony, audience may come and shake hands with the actor? I wish I could be one those people who are fortunate to watch Ebizo perform

etoile wrote:

Whoa! Lots of posts on Ebizo, Betsy! Great! Thanks a lot for your info and recent posts on Kabuki and Ebizo. I don't remember who posted a pic of him posing "nirami". Was that you Betsy? I love that pose!! Do they tour overseas too? I've read posts on him performing in Paris, and you also mentioned they are gonna perform in UK. How many times do they perform each year in Japan and overseas? Would they possibly perform in Indonesia?

Yes, I posted dozens of pic of him doing the "nirami". Here is one:

Kabuki actors usually perform 10 months in a year and takes vacation for two months (usually in august and july). But if they are involved with works outside Kabuki (TV, movies), they may spend a long time without giving a performance.
And they do not perform so often overseas. Bring a Kabuki performance is expensive, so just a few Kabuki actors give performances outside Japan. And they usually give performances in Europe or US and in a few countries in Asia, like China. Ebizo gave performances in Paris last year and his tour was sponsored by Louis Vuitton and Axia. And next year, he will give perform on UK.
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etoile wrote:

So during this ceremony, audience may come and shake hands with the actor? I wish I could be one those people who are fortunate to watch Ebizo perform

No, they just applaud the actor. If you want to see the actor and ask for his sign, you will have to wait all the performances end and go to the exit of Theater to wait they leave.
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Poster of the play "Nobunaga". From
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Betsy Hayashi wrote:

And talking about his performances abroad, the cover of the DVD of his performances in Paris. From the site

Anyone happen to know if this is subbed?

krim wrote:

Anyone happen to know if this is subbed?

For what I read on Kinokuniya�Ls site, it is not subbed.
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Yow, a mid-day visit from Betsy-chan...!

Wassup, Bets??

bmwracer wrote:

Yow, a mid-day visit from Betsy-chan...! Wassup, Bets??

Hello racer boy !!!!!!! Ogenki desu ka ?????
Yeah, I am here on my job, using the PC while my bosses are not around ...
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Betsy Hayashi wrote:

Hello racer boy !!!!!!! Ogenki desu ka ?????

Genki desu.

Ryoko-chan and I sure do miss ya 'round these parts...

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Yeah, I am here on my job, using the PC while my bosses are not around ...

Be careful....

Betsy Hayashi wrote:

For what I read on Kinokuniya�Ls site, it is not subbed.

Thanks for the response!

Maybe i can get by without subs... since it's performance oriented. Ill have to check the local places for it.

bmwracer wrote:

Genki desu. Ryoko-chan and I sure do miss ya 'round these parts...

Awwww, thanks !!!!! I miss you too !!!!

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Be careful.... :sweat

Nah, that�Ls Ok, they went home. Actually, it�Ls time to go home for me too, but the PC here works better than my PC. So ...
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krim wrote:

Thanks for the response! Maybe i can get by without subs... since it's performance oriented. Ill have to check the local places for it.

You�Lre welcome !!!!!

I think that even it�Ls not subbed, it�Ls worth to watch. I�Lll try to buy that someday.
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I don't mean to compare, Betsy, but in terms of popularity, how popular is a kabuki actor in Japan? Compared to, say, actors that have made their way to acting through models or band?

I find that, as a young Japanese generation, who looks so modern from his pics (thanks again for the greeeeat pics, Bets, ) he's such an extraordinary young man for preserving his country's tradition. And he's sooo good looking