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#1 2008-09-03 01:15:52
- Priapus Le Zen M☮nk
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Komuso in movies
It would be fun to put a list of Japanese movies in which we see and hear soem Komuso play.
I know of a few and I am sure others can contribte to the list.
Kozure Okami TV series with Nakamura Kinnosuke : I remember Kurahashi Sensei say that his father played Shakuhachi in one of those episodes but I could be wrong maybe it was the movies with Wakayama Tomisaburo.
Yagyu Ichizoku no inbo: With Toshiro Mifune
Daibosatsu Toge with Mifune and Nakadai
Daibosatsu Toge 3 Movie set with Ichikawa Raizo
Now for the two Daibosatsu Toge version there is a webpage that says Takahashi Kuzan was playing Koku in the Mifune version but I did not hear or see anything in there.
I suspect it was in the previous version with Ichikawa Raizo.
So lets see how many movies we can come up with.
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#2 2008-09-03 16:43:12
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Re: Komuso in movies
Do any of these have voice over translation or subtitles? Can't understand Japanese.
"Turn like a wheel inside a wheel."
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#3 2008-09-03 17:48:49
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Re: Komuso in movies
lowonthetotem wrote:
Do any of these have voice over translation or subtitles? Can't understand Japanese.
Yes so far all the ones posted are available with subtitles.
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#4 2008-09-10 12:12:08
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Re: Komuso in movies
I've learned in recent years not to bet the house on my long term memory, but I seem to recall that Kenji Mizoguchi’s 47 Ronin Part 2 has a brief appearance by a shakuhachi player who's tooting down a village street wearing a shallow, wide-rimmed straw hat, possibly a variation of the better known "basket" style tengai.
Mastery does not lay in the mastery of technique, but in penetrating the heart of the music. However, he who has not mastered the technique will not penetrate the heart of the music.
~ Hisamatsu Fûyô
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#5 2008-09-10 12:21:25
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Re: Komuso in movies
Rick Riekert wrote:
I've learned in recent years not to bet the house on my long term memory, but I seem to recall that Kenji Mizoguchi’s 47 Ronin Part 2 has a brief appearance by a shakuhachi player who's tooting down a village street wearing a shallow, wide-rimmed straw hat, possibly a variation of the better known "basket" style tengai.
Yes I think I remember. In this scene the ronins are having a meeting and suddenly when they hear him play the flute they say we should shut up or something thinking the Komuso migh tbe a spy.
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#6 2009-01-30 12:07:42
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Re: Komuso in movies
Ugetsu:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugetsu
When the potter is in the town there is a brief sighting of a komuso wandering the streets playing his shakuhachi.
The Yakuza:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yakuza
When Robert Mitchum goes to the home of the retired Yakuza (and kendo master) to request the return of his favor, there is a kamuso wandering in his courtyard garden playing shakuhachi.
"Shakuhachi music stirs up both gods and demons." -- Ikkyu.
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