1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:27,152 --> 00:00:27,986 Good job. 4 00:00:28,069 --> 00:00:29,070 Good job! 5 00:00:29,154 --> 00:00:30,029 Here. 6 00:00:30,113 --> 00:00:30,947 Hey! 7 00:00:32,699 --> 00:00:33,658 Phew… 8 00:00:40,707 --> 00:00:41,875 Good job! 9 00:00:43,168 --> 00:00:46,880 AFTER OPENING NIGHT 10 00:00:48,506 --> 00:00:54,804 ACTOR TOMA IKUTA, AGE 36 11 00:00:56,765 --> 00:01:00,685 There's something unique about Kabuki… 12 00:01:01,853 --> 00:01:03,438 How do I put it… 13 00:01:07,567 --> 00:01:11,446 It's like it's in my DNA. 14 00:01:11,529 --> 00:01:17,994 The sort of classic Japanese culture. 15 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:28,630 You feel something bubbling up from the bottom of your feet. 16 00:01:28,713 --> 00:01:32,675 When I exited in the Roppo fashion, 17 00:01:32,759 --> 00:01:37,305 and the audience applauded me, 18 00:01:37,388 --> 00:01:39,182 it felt really… 19 00:01:42,185 --> 00:01:46,940 I experienced a new kind of excitement. 20 00:01:50,485 --> 00:01:54,656 I thought, "I can't quit Kabuki." 21 00:02:04,916 --> 00:02:10,255 TATSUMAKI RAINOSHIN TOMA IKUTA 22 00:02:12,423 --> 00:02:17,720 AKADOU SUZUNOSUKE MATSUYA ONOE 23 00:02:18,847 --> 00:02:25,854 CLOSE COVERAGE OF THE CHALLENGE UNTIL OPENING NIGHT 24 00:02:27,939 --> 00:02:29,858 ACTOR SHUN OGURI 25 00:02:30,984 --> 00:02:32,986 KABUKI ACTOR SHICHINOSUKE NAKAMURA 26 00:02:35,572 --> 00:02:42,412 TOMA IKUTA'S NEW KABUKI DOCUMENTARY 27 00:02:48,710 --> 00:02:52,964 TOMA IKUTA IDOMU 28 00:02:53,423 --> 00:02:57,176 THE STAGE TOMA IKUTA FACES 29 00:02:57,260 --> 00:03:01,639 KANGYOKU NAKAMURA 30 00:03:01,723 --> 00:03:05,184 TSUTANOSUKE ICHIKAWA 31 00:03:05,268 --> 00:03:09,230 KUNIYA SAWAMURA 32 00:03:09,814 --> 00:03:14,235 TOMA UNDERTOOK THIS NEW KABUKI WITH A MONTH AND A HALF TO PREPARE 33 00:03:14,319 --> 00:03:19,115 And I'll be Japan's greatest swordsman's friendly rival! 34 00:03:21,701 --> 00:03:24,120 2021 JUNE 25 35 00:03:24,203 --> 00:03:27,123 TOKYO ENGEKI KATSURA 36 00:03:27,707 --> 00:03:31,586 49 DAYS TO OPENING NIGHT 37 00:03:33,671 --> 00:03:40,678 KATSURA-AWASE WIG MATCHING 38 00:03:46,434 --> 00:03:47,602 Good morning. 39 00:03:50,563 --> 00:03:51,522 I'm Toma. 40 00:03:51,606 --> 00:03:54,150 -It's a pleasure. -It's a pleasure. 41 00:03:54,234 --> 00:03:55,193 Nice to meet you. 42 00:03:57,237 --> 00:03:58,738 Is your hair soft? 43 00:03:58,821 --> 00:04:00,365 -Is it soft? -It's rough. 44 00:04:00,448 --> 00:04:01,366 Pretty rough? 45 00:04:01,449 --> 00:04:02,575 Mine? Not really. 46 00:04:04,202 --> 00:04:06,829 If you need me to cut it, I will. 47 00:04:06,913 --> 00:04:08,873 It's better as is. 48 00:04:08,957 --> 00:04:10,250 Better this way? 49 00:04:11,167 --> 00:04:14,462 -As is? Okay then. -We'll be fitting as it is, so… 50 00:04:14,545 --> 00:04:16,589 TOMA'S FIRST TIME PERFORMING A NEW KABUKI 51 00:04:17,507 --> 00:04:19,259 Put this on first. 52 00:04:25,515 --> 00:04:27,725 -Is this necessary? -Not really. 53 00:04:27,809 --> 00:04:30,186 -I thought so. I've never done this. -Not like this. 54 00:04:30,853 --> 00:04:32,355 Is this the Kabuki way? 55 00:04:33,356 --> 00:04:34,941 Not like this. 56 00:04:36,359 --> 00:04:37,777 KABUKI ACTOR MATSUYA ONOE, AGE 36 57 00:04:37,860 --> 00:04:41,531 The first time I realized… 58 00:04:41,614 --> 00:04:46,661 I had to pursue this field was after I was 20. 59 00:04:46,744 --> 00:04:51,749 As a child actor, it was just another play time. 60 00:04:51,833 --> 00:04:54,043 Everybody would spoil me and encourage me. 61 00:04:54,127 --> 00:04:57,171 FIRST STAGE AT AGE FIVE, FATHER WAS ALSO A KABUKI ACTOR 62 00:04:57,255 --> 00:04:58,840 I didn't think of it… 63 00:05:01,009 --> 00:05:03,469 as a career until I was 20. 64 00:05:04,846 --> 00:05:11,227 After my father died and I became the head of the family, 65 00:05:11,311 --> 00:05:17,984 it made me realize that I had to get serious about it. 66 00:05:25,408 --> 00:05:32,373 TWO WIGS WILL BE MADE FOR THIS PERFORMANCE 67 00:05:38,671 --> 00:05:45,678 A COPPER PLATE IS HAMMERED INTO SHAPE THE BASE IS CALLED JIGANE 68 00:05:58,316 --> 00:06:03,654 ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE TO CREATE TOMA'S WIG BASE 69 00:06:04,155 --> 00:06:07,867 THE REASON FOR UNDERTAKING A NEW KABUKI 70 00:06:08,534 --> 00:06:11,704 Matsuya is my friend from high school. 71 00:06:13,414 --> 00:06:17,627 He invited me to perform Kabuki with him. 72 00:06:18,419 --> 00:06:19,921 Back in high school… 73 00:06:20,797 --> 00:06:25,218 he would say, "One day we'll be on stage together." "We'll do Kabuki." 74 00:06:25,301 --> 00:06:28,096 MATSUYA ONOE, TOMA IKUTA HORIKOSHI HIGH SCHOOL TRAIT COURSE 75 00:06:28,679 --> 00:06:35,144 I'd say, "Yeah." But somewhere inside I assumed it'd never happen. 76 00:06:36,687 --> 00:06:40,900 Back in high school, both of us… 77 00:06:41,692 --> 00:06:42,693 We weren't… 78 00:06:43,569 --> 00:06:49,992 I mean, he would be on TV, but it wasn't like we were super busy. 79 00:06:50,535 --> 00:06:54,914 Getting out of school for gigs was like a status symbol. 80 00:06:55,414 --> 00:06:59,335 The two of us would never have gigs, so we'd be at school all day. 81 00:07:00,169 --> 00:07:02,839 I mean, that's a good thing. 82 00:07:03,464 --> 00:07:08,052 But for people in the entertainment industry… 83 00:07:08,886 --> 00:07:11,430 we weren't really out there. 84 00:07:12,306 --> 00:07:18,020 We never really talked about it, but we both felt frustration. 85 00:07:18,938 --> 00:07:20,064 At least I think so. 86 00:07:20,148 --> 00:07:23,025 That's why when we hung out together… 87 00:07:23,776 --> 00:07:27,155 I hardly have any memories of talking about work. 88 00:07:27,238 --> 00:07:29,657 The topic never came up. 89 00:07:30,908 --> 00:07:34,620 We spent three years avoiding it. 90 00:07:36,038 --> 00:07:41,210 But the only thing we ever mentioned about working… 91 00:07:42,170 --> 00:07:45,798 was that someday we'd like to be on stage together. 92 00:07:45,882 --> 00:07:50,678 That we'd do Kabuki. So he used to come see Kabuki. 93 00:07:51,387 --> 00:07:55,308 And we'd kind of dream about it. 94 00:07:56,893 --> 00:07:58,519 Sort of wistfully. 95 00:07:59,228 --> 00:08:02,148 When he asked me, I remembered back then. 96 00:08:03,024 --> 00:08:06,777 "That's right, we talked about it back in high school." 97 00:08:13,534 --> 00:08:16,204 The memories came rushing back. 98 00:08:16,996 --> 00:08:18,831 KABUKI HAS A HISTORY OF OVER 400 YEARS 99 00:08:18,915 --> 00:08:20,917 UTAGAWA KUNISADA ODORIKEIYOUEDOENOSAKAE 100 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:22,376 OTA MEMORIAL MUSEUM OF ART 101 00:08:23,169 --> 00:08:28,549 A LONG TRAINING PERIOD IS REQUIRED TO BECOME A KABUKI ACTOR 102 00:08:31,344 --> 00:08:35,973 FOR AN ACTOR LIKE TOMA TO PERFORM IN A NEW KABUKI IS UNHEARD OF 103 00:08:37,558 --> 00:08:38,518 Is that okay? 104 00:08:38,601 --> 00:08:40,728 Good. Looks good. 105 00:08:43,773 --> 00:08:45,650 It's a little high here. 106 00:08:45,733 --> 00:08:46,734 A little here? 107 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,362 A little bit here. 108 00:08:49,987 --> 00:08:51,280 That should work. 109 00:08:51,948 --> 00:08:52,782 Okay? 110 00:08:52,865 --> 00:08:53,699 Okay. 111 00:08:53,783 --> 00:08:54,617 Okay. 112 00:08:54,700 --> 00:08:55,910 Thank you very much. 113 00:08:55,993 --> 00:08:57,954 -Thanks for your patience. -Thank you. 114 00:09:02,667 --> 00:09:09,382 WHAT DO THEIR ACTOR FRIENDS THINK? 115 00:09:10,508 --> 00:09:13,135 I was impressed by what they attempted. 116 00:09:13,219 --> 00:09:14,053 ACTOR SHUN OGURI 117 00:09:14,136 --> 00:09:15,096 Really. 118 00:09:15,179 --> 00:09:19,850 Especially Toma. He's old friends with Matsuya. 119 00:09:20,351 --> 00:09:25,856 It's through Matsuya that he experienced a lot of Kabuki. 120 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:32,738 What they've built up together since they were young… 121 00:09:33,447 --> 00:09:35,283 is on a different level. 122 00:09:35,992 --> 00:09:38,911 To dive head-first into that… 123 00:09:42,039 --> 00:09:45,376 I'm pretty sure I would hesitate. 124 00:09:47,378 --> 00:09:49,505 I suck at make-up. 125 00:09:49,589 --> 00:09:50,506 Really? 126 00:09:51,674 --> 00:09:55,886 If you don't get the hang of it, we'll get someone to do yours. 127 00:09:55,970 --> 00:09:59,140 It shouldn't be that hard at first anyway. 128 00:09:59,724 --> 00:10:01,976 We'll probably share dressing rooms. 129 00:10:02,059 --> 00:10:03,644 The same room? 130 00:10:03,728 --> 00:10:04,854 No, sorry. 131 00:10:05,438 --> 00:10:07,106 I'd like a private room. 132 00:10:07,189 --> 00:10:08,024 Excuse me? 133 00:10:08,691 --> 00:10:09,525 Excuse me? 134 00:10:10,151 --> 00:10:11,694 Is that a joke? 135 00:10:12,361 --> 00:10:13,654 This is what I mean. 136 00:10:14,655 --> 00:10:16,282 Fame changes you. 137 00:10:17,199 --> 00:10:19,785 Now he's fussing about dressing rooms. 138 00:10:19,869 --> 00:10:21,203 I can't act otherwise. 139 00:10:21,287 --> 00:10:22,455 You're the worst. 140 00:10:23,706 --> 00:10:26,208 Someone had better educate this man. 141 00:10:30,087 --> 00:10:33,799 OPENING NIGHT IS AUGUST 13TH 142 00:10:34,383 --> 00:10:40,181 43 DAYS TO OPENING NIGHT 143 00:10:40,264 --> 00:10:44,018 TOGEKI STUDIO 144 00:10:44,727 --> 00:10:48,189 THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH AND A HALF TRAINING 145 00:10:48,272 --> 00:10:50,608 Thank you all for coming. 146 00:10:50,691 --> 00:10:54,570 This will be my tenth IDOMU. 147 00:10:54,654 --> 00:10:57,406 We're starting now. 148 00:10:57,948 --> 00:11:00,993 I'm very excited. This IDOMU… 149 00:11:01,077 --> 00:11:02,745 SELF-PRODUCED NINE SHOWINGS SINCE 2009 150 00:11:02,828 --> 00:11:07,667 …this will be the last IDOMU show. 151 00:11:07,750 --> 00:11:12,880 I have put everything I've wanted to do into it. 152 00:11:12,963 --> 00:11:15,758 2021 (TENTH SHOW) WILL MARK THE END OF THE PRODUCTION 153 00:11:15,841 --> 00:11:20,054 The Honda Theater, performing Akadou Suzunosuke, and with Toma. 154 00:11:20,137 --> 00:11:25,351 I'm very lucky for everything to come together like this. 155 00:11:25,434 --> 00:11:28,896 "He called himself Heishinnou, Tairano Masakado." 156 00:11:28,979 --> 00:11:29,814 SCRIPT READING 157 00:11:29,897 --> 00:11:31,899 "Tairano Masakado?" 158 00:11:32,817 --> 00:11:36,112 "I have no idea why he appeared in my dreams…" 159 00:11:36,695 --> 00:11:40,533 ALL ACTORS EXCEPT IKUTA ARE KABUKI ACTORS 160 00:11:40,616 --> 00:11:45,454 "I was watching you spar. You're both quite skilled." 161 00:11:45,538 --> 00:11:47,581 "Oh, we're not that good." 162 00:11:48,249 --> 00:11:50,251 "My blood boils!" 163 00:11:50,334 --> 00:11:52,503 "That boiling is your fear." 164 00:11:52,586 --> 00:11:59,301 I'm sure my dialogue will become more the Kabuki style. 165 00:12:00,511 --> 00:12:02,680 It's a completely different genre. 166 00:12:02,763 --> 00:12:08,018 It's nothing like the movies or plays I've done. 167 00:12:10,187 --> 00:12:11,397 Man… 168 00:12:12,273 --> 00:12:15,276 It's an uphill battle. A challenge. 169 00:12:17,611 --> 00:12:22,366 So we've gone over the second half. 170 00:12:22,450 --> 00:12:27,037 It probably won't be like this, so… 171 00:12:27,121 --> 00:12:30,207 We can fine-tune it as we go along. 172 00:12:30,708 --> 00:12:35,588 It's gradually going to come together. It'll take time, so please bear with us. 173 00:12:35,671 --> 00:12:37,298 DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHY KIKUNOJO ONOE 174 00:12:37,381 --> 00:12:38,340 SCRIPT KAZUHISA TOBE 175 00:12:38,424 --> 00:12:39,258 In the end… 176 00:12:39,341 --> 00:12:41,260 AKADOU SUZUNOSUKE TATSUMAKI RAINOSHIN 177 00:12:41,343 --> 00:12:43,304 THE TWO WILL PLAY WARRIORS-IN-TRAINING 178 00:12:43,387 --> 00:12:47,475 LEARNING THAT RAINOSHIN IS PART ONI, SUZUNOSUKE IS FORCED TO FACE HIM 179 00:12:47,558 --> 00:12:49,185 …It'll be better if he doesn't. 180 00:12:49,268 --> 00:12:50,352 Like… 181 00:12:50,436 --> 00:12:54,064 Well, eventually their friendship will… 182 00:12:55,149 --> 00:12:59,153 42 DAY UNTIL OPENING NIGHT 183 00:13:06,660 --> 00:13:08,204 I get dressed up like this. 184 00:13:09,788 --> 00:13:10,915 It comes with the job. 185 00:13:11,957 --> 00:13:14,460 Thank you very much. 186 00:13:16,504 --> 00:13:17,588 It'll be fine! 187 00:13:17,671 --> 00:13:19,089 -Really? -Oh absolutely. 188 00:13:19,173 --> 00:13:20,257 TOKUMATSU ONOE 189 00:13:20,341 --> 00:13:22,885 You've done theater. 190 00:13:22,968 --> 00:13:27,014 You have all your experience at Johnny's. 191 00:13:27,097 --> 00:13:31,185 If you've done acting, doing Kabuki is no different. 192 00:13:33,479 --> 00:13:34,897 We don't know how it'll be yet. 193 00:13:34,980 --> 00:13:37,316 PROLOGUE THE RETURN OF TAIRANO MASAKADO'S SOUL 194 00:13:37,399 --> 00:13:41,403 We start from black, and at some point the spotlight come in. 195 00:13:41,487 --> 00:13:42,321 Okay. 196 00:13:42,404 --> 00:13:44,532 And we see the silhouette of… 197 00:13:44,615 --> 00:13:46,992 Let's cut this "What are you saying?!" 198 00:13:47,076 --> 00:13:50,037 There's the "Suzunosuke!" and then… 199 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:53,999 Suzunosuke has to say something. 200 00:13:54,750 --> 00:13:59,338 If he's been waiting, then when he says, "Give me your body as my vessel"… 201 00:13:59,421 --> 00:14:01,507 He should say he's been waiting. 202 00:14:02,091 --> 00:14:07,137 For example, "My regretful end at Soma Palace, my soul taken by the earth…" 203 00:14:07,221 --> 00:14:10,891 He says, "My soul was bound to this tree…" 204 00:14:12,434 --> 00:14:15,354 "Your blade has broken the seal…" 205 00:14:16,188 --> 00:14:18,524 PRACTICE PROCEEDS WITH EDITS TO THE SCRIPT 206 00:14:18,607 --> 00:14:20,943 It's a little long. It needs a little… 207 00:14:21,026 --> 00:14:22,111 Long. 208 00:14:22,194 --> 00:14:26,782 -We'll try it out with these new edits. -Okay. 209 00:14:26,866 --> 00:14:30,411 I know your appearance comes later. 210 00:14:30,494 --> 00:14:35,791 But I'd like to figure out the flow to decide your position. 211 00:14:35,875 --> 00:14:41,297 "To be bathed in this peaceful moonlight yet have such a dream…" 212 00:14:41,380 --> 00:14:43,549 SCENE 1, ON MT. HAKONE IKUTA'S FIRST SCENE 213 00:14:44,174 --> 00:14:46,719 "Where did Rainoshin go?" 214 00:14:48,804 --> 00:14:52,558 "Suzunosuke, you're finally awake." 215 00:14:52,641 --> 00:14:55,519 "Rainoshin! Where have you been?!" 216 00:14:55,603 --> 00:15:00,482 "You were still asleep when I woke, so I went to fetch some water." 217 00:15:00,566 --> 00:15:01,901 SCENE 2, AT CHIBA DOJO 218 00:15:01,984 --> 00:15:06,655 "Like my father, I seek to become the greatest swordsman in Japan." 219 00:15:06,739 --> 00:15:07,740 "And you?" 220 00:15:08,282 --> 00:15:14,121 "I am an orphan. I have no parents. I have no relatives." 221 00:15:15,247 --> 00:15:19,084 Should I expect this to change? 222 00:15:19,168 --> 00:15:20,002 Or no? 223 00:15:20,085 --> 00:15:22,212 I heard yesterday that it might change. 224 00:15:22,296 --> 00:15:25,883 We're changing seven, eight, and nine. 225 00:15:26,759 --> 00:15:28,218 Around there. 226 00:15:28,302 --> 00:15:29,470 -I understand. -Good. 227 00:15:29,553 --> 00:15:30,930 -No changes here. -Okay. 228 00:15:33,307 --> 00:15:35,225 That's all we can do today. 229 00:15:35,726 --> 00:15:36,727 I see. 230 00:15:37,895 --> 00:15:41,649 What should we do from tomorrow? 231 00:15:44,151 --> 00:15:50,032 The way we practice in theater and the way it's done in Kabuki… 232 00:15:50,699 --> 00:15:54,620 It's completely different. Even holding the script while practicing. 233 00:15:54,703 --> 00:15:58,415 We don't do that in the theater that I've done. 234 00:15:58,999 --> 00:16:01,377 You memorize your lines first. 235 00:16:01,460 --> 00:16:02,711 I still… 236 00:16:04,421 --> 00:16:07,758 I'm scared because I haven't hit a hurdle yet. 237 00:16:08,342 --> 00:16:10,761 Something I have to do but can't. 238 00:16:11,303 --> 00:16:15,849 Something that I can work towards being able to do. 239 00:16:15,933 --> 00:16:20,980 I feel I've barely even started and it makes me nervous. 240 00:16:22,356 --> 00:16:23,440 Pretty much. 241 00:16:25,067 --> 00:16:30,322 I got into this business because of my mother. 242 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:33,617 She sent my resume to Johnny's. 243 00:16:33,701 --> 00:16:35,619 She really dragged me to auditions. 244 00:16:35,703 --> 00:16:37,204 1996 JOINED JOHNNY'S AT AGE 11 245 00:16:37,287 --> 00:16:39,957 But from that day… 246 00:16:40,040 --> 00:16:41,750 How do I put this? 247 00:16:43,085 --> 00:16:47,297 There was this indescribable excitement. 248 00:16:48,465 --> 00:16:50,592 Some of the older guys there… 249 00:16:51,343 --> 00:16:54,346 they'd teach me stuff. 250 00:16:55,222 --> 00:16:59,643 Which sneakers were trendy and things about clothes. 251 00:16:59,727 --> 00:17:03,355 "I know a good place to eat." "Where?!" 252 00:17:03,856 --> 00:17:07,484 "It's a place called Yoshinoya." "I want to go!" Like that. 253 00:17:08,694 --> 00:17:10,821 Every day was fun. 254 00:17:12,531 --> 00:17:16,618 HE BECAME A MEMBER OF JOHNNY'S JR. TO BECOME AN IDOL 255 00:17:16,702 --> 00:17:21,749 TOMA IKUTA (AGE 13) 256 00:17:21,832 --> 00:17:27,463 Plus the girls would fawn over us. 257 00:17:28,338 --> 00:17:29,923 That was a bonus. 258 00:17:31,258 --> 00:17:34,970 I wasn't sure where I was. 259 00:17:35,637 --> 00:17:38,265 I had no professional awareness. 260 00:17:39,224 --> 00:17:45,147 When I went to high school, the people around me… 261 00:17:46,023 --> 00:17:49,943 I watched them all get really famous. 262 00:17:50,027 --> 00:17:51,653 It was like… 263 00:17:52,237 --> 00:17:56,075 I thought we were all side by side. 264 00:17:56,158 --> 00:18:00,162 All having fun together. 265 00:18:00,245 --> 00:18:03,874 "Wait, this is actually a job." 266 00:18:03,957 --> 00:18:07,211 That reality hit me out of nowhere. 267 00:18:07,294 --> 00:18:09,671 There was jealousy… 268 00:18:11,215 --> 00:18:15,886 or rather, I felt ashamed for the first time. 269 00:18:17,221 --> 00:18:23,018 "Should I go to college or get a job somewhere?" 270 00:18:23,977 --> 00:18:25,896 I was thinking about that. 271 00:18:27,481 --> 00:18:32,861 That's when first I discovered stage acting. 272 00:18:33,362 --> 00:18:36,740 I'd see other grownup actors enjoying every day. 273 00:18:36,824 --> 00:18:42,162 To do that and make the audience happy seemed like the best thing ever. 274 00:18:42,246 --> 00:18:45,499 2002 SUSANOH THE LEGEND OF YGGDRASILLSWORD (GEKIDANSHINKANSEN) 275 00:18:45,582 --> 00:18:48,836 I realized this was the path for me. 276 00:18:49,503 --> 00:18:51,630 The theater… the stage… 277 00:18:55,801 --> 00:19:00,347 I wanted to be someone who could make a living that way. 278 00:19:02,975 --> 00:19:03,851 Well… 279 00:19:05,602 --> 00:19:07,104 TACHIMAWARI 280 00:19:07,187 --> 00:19:11,150 It's called "Yamagata" where you swing in the shape of a mountain. 281 00:19:11,233 --> 00:19:13,485 You avoid your opponent. 282 00:19:13,986 --> 00:19:18,448 You swing outside the shape of a mountain. 283 00:19:18,532 --> 00:19:22,452 KUNIYA SAWAMURA 284 00:19:23,328 --> 00:19:26,874 You swing to avoid your opponent. 285 00:19:26,957 --> 00:19:29,042 YAMAGATA IS ONE OF THE BASIC TACHIMAWARI 286 00:19:29,626 --> 00:19:33,213 You do the same thing when you're bringing it back. 287 00:19:35,632 --> 00:19:38,051 Swing, swing, and swing. 288 00:19:38,135 --> 00:19:39,678 And pass through. 289 00:19:40,846 --> 00:19:45,017 You step back a little so they have a path. 290 00:19:45,601 --> 00:19:47,561 -Give it a try. -Okay. 291 00:19:48,478 --> 00:19:50,105 Dig in and… 292 00:19:50,189 --> 00:19:51,023 ROPPO 293 00:19:51,106 --> 00:19:53,734 CLIMAX, AT KIMENJYO 294 00:19:53,817 --> 00:19:54,693 This angle. 295 00:19:55,194 --> 00:20:02,159 KIKUJI ONOE 296 00:20:09,625 --> 00:20:15,881 ROPPO IS ONE OF KABUKI'S DISTINCTIVE EXITING METHODS 297 00:20:15,964 --> 00:20:19,593 OTOWAGATAKE DANMARI 298 00:20:31,521 --> 00:20:32,481 Like this. 299 00:20:32,564 --> 00:20:37,361 TOMA'S ROPPO WILL BE AN IMPORTANT HIGHLIGHT OF THE PERFORMANCE 300 00:20:37,444 --> 00:20:39,363 You have to curve that way. 301 00:20:39,905 --> 00:20:40,948 Go here… 302 00:20:42,366 --> 00:20:43,450 and then this way. 303 00:20:51,250 --> 00:20:54,169 We're a rank of Kabuki actors called "Nadaishita." 304 00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:55,087 TAKAMATSU ONOE 305 00:20:55,170 --> 00:20:58,090 At our rank we don't do Roppo. 306 00:20:58,173 --> 00:21:04,513 It's something reserved for the lead actors. 307 00:21:07,182 --> 00:21:09,017 Wait, what? 308 00:21:09,101 --> 00:21:10,269 Let me try again. 309 00:21:10,894 --> 00:21:12,562 Reel in. 310 00:21:12,646 --> 00:21:13,939 Reel in. 311 00:21:14,022 --> 00:21:14,982 Right. 312 00:21:15,065 --> 00:21:17,067 And roll over. Like that. 313 00:21:17,651 --> 00:21:19,695 Then raise your hands and… 314 00:21:21,613 --> 00:21:23,532 Right foot back. 315 00:21:31,707 --> 00:21:34,251 Yes, like that. Good form. 316 00:21:34,334 --> 00:21:36,670 -I see. -Try not to bob your head. 317 00:21:37,504 --> 00:21:39,172 Lower you center of gravity. 318 00:21:39,256 --> 00:21:40,757 Keep balance with your waist. 319 00:21:40,841 --> 00:21:41,800 Your knees… 320 00:21:41,883 --> 00:21:46,013 I didn't expect this so suddenly. 321 00:21:47,222 --> 00:21:51,768 Roppo is one of the big highlights of Kabuki. 322 00:21:54,855 --> 00:21:56,940 I really need to work. 323 00:21:58,692 --> 00:22:00,068 I will. 324 00:22:00,152 --> 00:22:02,487 -There's so much to learn. -There is! 325 00:22:03,822 --> 00:22:04,990 Every day's a lesson. 326 00:22:06,366 --> 00:22:13,290 This is my first time making a Kabuki play from scratch. 327 00:22:13,832 --> 00:22:16,001 So it's not just Toma. 328 00:22:16,084 --> 00:22:21,840 I have a lot of doubts about how I'm supposed to put it together. 329 00:22:23,592 --> 00:22:26,428 MATSUYA'S FATHER, MATSUSUKE PERFORMED AKADOU SUZUNOSUKE IN 1958 330 00:22:26,511 --> 00:22:31,600 I wanted to recreate my father's Akadou Suzunosuke in some form. 331 00:22:31,683 --> 00:22:36,021 Doing that has been one of my goals. 332 00:22:36,104 --> 00:22:39,149 He was a hardcore actor. A Kabuki freak. 333 00:22:39,232 --> 00:22:40,650 MATSUYA'S FATHER MATSUSUKE ONOE 334 00:22:40,734 --> 00:22:43,153 It was always on his mind. 335 00:22:43,236 --> 00:22:46,907 It was always either Kabuki or his favorite baseball team, the Giants. 336 00:22:46,990 --> 00:22:50,410 And because our family wasn't a famous Kabuki family, 337 00:22:50,494 --> 00:22:56,583 he never really got to play leading roles. 338 00:22:56,666 --> 00:23:01,046 He had a lot of frustration about it. 339 00:23:01,546 --> 00:23:03,340 All his life. 340 00:23:03,924 --> 00:23:08,386 What was probably the hardest thing for him… 341 00:23:09,054 --> 00:23:13,600 was the fact that he never lost the passion for it. 342 00:23:14,226 --> 00:23:18,980 He always had that passion and drive until the day he died. 343 00:23:19,064 --> 00:23:23,401 I got the sense that he felt conflicted his whole life. 344 00:23:24,027 --> 00:23:26,613 I really sensed it. 345 00:23:26,696 --> 00:23:28,657 A feeling that never cleared. 346 00:23:29,574 --> 00:23:33,829 The fact that he didn't come from a distinguished family… 347 00:23:34,454 --> 00:23:38,041 must have really eaten him up inside. 348 00:23:38,125 --> 00:23:44,840 I used to wonder why no one gave my father better roles. 349 00:23:45,340 --> 00:23:50,011 I honestly wished they'd give him a chance. 350 00:23:50,554 --> 00:23:54,266 I felt that a lot. 351 00:23:55,725 --> 00:23:59,437 TOMA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH MATSUYA'S FATHER, MATSUSUKE 352 00:23:59,521 --> 00:24:03,233 My father really liked Toma. 353 00:24:03,316 --> 00:24:09,489 We'd go to each other's houses all the time as students. 354 00:24:09,573 --> 00:24:15,078 So he went out to eat with my father many times. 355 00:24:15,162 --> 00:24:21,209 He'd eat my mother's cooking all the time. 356 00:24:21,293 --> 00:24:26,506 My father never really showed an interest in any of my friends. 357 00:24:26,590 --> 00:24:28,508 He didn't really remember their names. 358 00:24:28,592 --> 00:24:32,846 But with Toma, he'd be like, "How's it going, Toma?" 359 00:24:33,388 --> 00:24:36,892 You'd open the living room door and he'd be there. 360 00:24:36,975 --> 00:24:39,686 He'd be there in his yukata. 361 00:24:40,604 --> 00:24:42,522 He'd be watching TV. 362 00:24:42,606 --> 00:24:46,026 You'd stand up straight and bow to him. 363 00:24:46,651 --> 00:24:50,864 He was the kind of father who you'd show respect to. 364 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:54,367 At my father's funeral… 365 00:24:55,660 --> 00:24:59,623 Toma was bawling more than anyone else. 366 00:25:00,123 --> 00:25:04,252 I remember that clearly. 367 00:25:04,336 --> 00:25:08,882 I was blown away that he'd cry over my father's death so much. 368 00:25:08,965 --> 00:25:12,510 We were both 20 at the time. 369 00:25:13,470 --> 00:25:15,138 At 20 years old… 370 00:25:16,556 --> 00:25:20,560 to have to be the head of his family. 371 00:25:23,146 --> 00:25:24,231 My friend… 372 00:25:32,447 --> 00:25:33,657 How do I say… 373 00:25:35,242 --> 00:25:36,284 The thought… 374 00:25:37,661 --> 00:25:39,287 It really got to me. 375 00:25:41,748 --> 00:25:44,417 Of course I was sad about his father's death. 376 00:25:47,629 --> 00:25:49,297 You know… 377 00:25:53,009 --> 00:25:53,969 It's like… 378 00:25:56,930 --> 00:25:59,349 I just felt overwhelmed. 379 00:26:04,604 --> 00:26:06,022 And time passed and… 380 00:26:06,106 --> 00:26:09,025 MATSUYA DID MUSICALS AND MODERN THEATER AS WELL AS KABUKI 381 00:26:09,109 --> 00:26:11,945 …we kept doing stupid stuff. 382 00:26:12,028 --> 00:26:13,738 MATSUYA'S MOTHER MORIE 383 00:26:13,822 --> 00:26:16,241 But I felt that he became an adult first. 384 00:26:16,324 --> 00:26:18,618 I mean, I'm sure he didn't have a choice. 385 00:26:18,702 --> 00:26:20,412 HE CONTINUED ACTING FOR HIS FAMILY 386 00:26:20,495 --> 00:26:24,541 But I got to see my friend become a man. 387 00:26:25,959 --> 00:26:28,169 That really stuck with me. 388 00:26:30,130 --> 00:26:35,844 When I thought of my father, I immediately thought of Toma. 389 00:26:36,469 --> 00:26:40,265 I thought including Toma would make my father happy. 390 00:26:42,559 --> 00:26:45,270 So I immediately called him. 391 00:26:46,563 --> 00:26:50,483 So I'm wearing this blue yukata during practice. 392 00:26:50,567 --> 00:26:52,944 That's actually his father's yukata. 393 00:26:53,445 --> 00:26:59,826 I'm taller than his father was, so the arm and legs are short. 394 00:27:00,452 --> 00:27:02,454 But I don't care. 395 00:27:03,246 --> 00:27:04,789 Wearing it, I'm like… 396 00:27:06,791 --> 00:27:12,422 I'm rehearsing while reflecting on my feelings about his father. 397 00:27:15,633 --> 00:27:16,634 Move my eyes like this? 398 00:27:16,718 --> 00:27:17,802 41 DAYS UNTIL OPENING NIGHT 399 00:27:17,886 --> 00:27:19,429 You'll see when you do it. 400 00:27:19,512 --> 00:27:24,642 You draw a circle with your eyes up here. With just your eyes. 401 00:27:24,726 --> 00:27:26,144 MIE 402 00:27:26,227 --> 00:27:29,731 That's great. What you just did. 403 00:27:30,565 --> 00:27:37,530 MIE IS ONE OF KABUKI'S HIGHLIGHT POSES 404 00:27:37,614 --> 00:27:44,579 GENPEINUNOBIKINOTAKI YOSHITAKASAIGO 405 00:27:55,465 --> 00:28:00,428 Keep your body as still as possible, and you finish sharply like this. 406 00:28:00,512 --> 00:28:01,679 Very nice! 407 00:28:02,305 --> 00:28:03,932 Good! Like that! 408 00:28:04,015 --> 00:28:07,352 Everybody always screws it up. They always go like this… 409 00:28:08,478 --> 00:28:10,522 and it looks silly. 410 00:28:11,022 --> 00:28:13,400 How do you do that sharp glare? 411 00:28:13,483 --> 00:28:15,568 For example, during a Roppo… 412 00:28:17,570 --> 00:28:20,198 Lean back and use your body. 413 00:28:21,825 --> 00:28:24,077 -Like this? -You've got it! 414 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:25,245 You're good! 415 00:28:25,912 --> 00:28:29,624 You use your body and then… boom. 416 00:28:29,707 --> 00:28:31,084 Very nice! 417 00:28:31,668 --> 00:28:33,336 Really show it off. 418 00:28:34,129 --> 00:28:36,714 If you can do that, it looks amazing. 419 00:28:38,133 --> 00:28:41,594 There's also times when you don't do that swing. 420 00:28:45,056 --> 00:28:46,307 Like that. 421 00:28:48,017 --> 00:28:51,730 THE PRESSURE OF A NEW UNDERTAKING 422 00:28:51,813 --> 00:28:55,734 I'm totally terrified! Totally! 423 00:28:57,068 --> 00:28:59,112 "Can I really do this?" 424 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:04,284 I said I'd do it and we've already started… 425 00:29:05,326 --> 00:29:09,873 There are times when my acting feels stale. 426 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:14,169 Like, "I'm doing the same thing again." 427 00:29:16,045 --> 00:29:22,761 "This is when I'm sad…" "This is when I'm happy…" It feels the same. 428 00:29:23,386 --> 00:29:26,431 It really makes me depressed. 429 00:29:29,017 --> 00:29:33,646 I started feeling it more after I hit 30. 430 00:29:34,689 --> 00:29:38,777 But this is something completely new. 431 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:43,698 I don't have the knowledge or technique. There's nothing to base it on. 432 00:29:47,285 --> 00:29:51,581 I feel like I have a lot to gain from such experiences. 433 00:29:52,999 --> 00:29:54,459 TO BREAK HIS SHELL AS AN ACTOR 434 00:29:54,542 --> 00:29:58,713 HE TAKES ON A NEW KABUKI TO BREAK OUT OF HIS SHELL 435 00:29:58,797 --> 00:30:02,175 The longer you do it, 436 00:30:02,258 --> 00:30:06,012 the harder it becomes to become a role. 437 00:30:06,721 --> 00:30:11,601 You end up settling into a pattern or style, 438 00:30:11,684 --> 00:30:15,271 something that's comfortable for you. 439 00:30:15,814 --> 00:30:20,610 You wonder if you're actually growing as a person. 440 00:30:21,152 --> 00:30:24,572 You begin to have doubts about it. 441 00:30:24,656 --> 00:30:31,329 You end up hitting a wall you're not sure how to break through. 442 00:30:31,412 --> 00:30:32,664 Or something that. 443 00:30:34,958 --> 00:30:37,752 39 DAYS TO OPENING NIGHT 444 00:30:38,336 --> 00:30:40,797 These kind of feel tacked on. 445 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:43,132 "You should rest here." 446 00:30:43,216 --> 00:30:44,551 SCENE 6, KAGERO-ZA INSIDE STORY 447 00:30:44,634 --> 00:30:48,638 Then it should be easier to jump up and go, "No!" 448 00:30:48,721 --> 00:30:50,431 But you still collapse. 449 00:30:51,975 --> 00:30:54,394 That sounds good. Shall we do that? 450 00:30:54,477 --> 00:30:56,271 Let's try it that way. 451 00:30:56,354 --> 00:31:00,066 It doesn't make sense to throw it your way. 452 00:31:00,567 --> 00:31:02,902 It's just a conversation. 453 00:31:02,986 --> 00:31:06,739 -Right. So… -That makes it difficult to interrupt. 454 00:31:06,823 --> 00:31:08,366 -I say my line… -Well, I think… 455 00:31:08,449 --> 00:31:12,161 WITH REPEATED EDITS, THINGS DON'T SOLIDIFY 456 00:31:12,245 --> 00:31:14,581 -You don't need to respond. -He'll interrupt. 457 00:31:14,664 --> 00:31:17,834 So if you link it back to the last part… 458 00:31:18,585 --> 00:31:23,882 I'm not sure how it's going to go. Do we go through the whole thing… 459 00:31:25,884 --> 00:31:29,178 and then take it back from the top? 460 00:31:30,430 --> 00:31:32,348 We go through it once. 461 00:31:32,432 --> 00:31:35,977 So we fine-tune the whole thing and then go back from the top? 462 00:31:37,979 --> 00:31:41,065 I'm just worried that at this pace… 463 00:31:41,149 --> 00:31:42,984 We won't have time, I know. 464 00:31:43,067 --> 00:31:45,737 Stringing it along until it's obvious he'll change… 465 00:31:47,405 --> 00:31:49,616 It feels superfluous. 466 00:31:51,910 --> 00:31:56,581 We already know he's going to change. 467 00:31:58,708 --> 00:32:01,127 We can't add any lines. 468 00:32:06,549 --> 00:32:09,218 I feel nothing but dread. 469 00:32:13,723 --> 00:32:14,891 Let's redo it. 470 00:32:15,975 --> 00:32:21,648 He really wants it to be perfect. 471 00:32:21,731 --> 00:32:27,153 It's that sort of desire that makes him speak out. 472 00:32:27,236 --> 00:32:31,115 I sensed he feels really strongly about it. 473 00:32:32,492 --> 00:32:35,036 I mean, from his point of view… 474 00:32:35,995 --> 00:32:41,250 he's completely out of his element desperately trying to keep up. 475 00:32:42,251 --> 00:32:45,296 37 DAYS TO OPENING NIGHT 476 00:32:50,593 --> 00:32:53,471 -I need you to sit back here. -Okay. 477 00:32:53,554 --> 00:32:54,639 Are you okay? 478 00:32:54,722 --> 00:32:55,556 Yes. 479 00:32:56,224 --> 00:32:57,058 Okay. 480 00:32:57,141 --> 00:32:59,519 Place your head here. Like that. 481 00:33:00,728 --> 00:33:04,273 MATSUYA WILL PLAY THREE ROLES AKADOU SUZUNOSUKE, 482 00:33:04,357 --> 00:33:07,485 HIS FATHER TETSUNOSUKE, AND TAIRANO MASAKADO 483 00:33:08,111 --> 00:33:14,951 TO PLAY THREE DIFFERENT ROLES, A MASK FOR TAIRANO MASAKADO IS BEING MADE 484 00:33:37,223 --> 00:33:39,267 It'll take about ten minutes. 485 00:33:40,101 --> 00:33:42,311 We'll have a perfect mold of his face. 486 00:33:43,980 --> 00:33:49,235 We made one before but that was like seven or eight years ago. 487 00:33:49,318 --> 00:33:51,696 A face can change a lot. 488 00:33:52,947 --> 00:33:54,365 Here we go. 489 00:33:54,907 --> 00:33:55,992 That's good. 490 00:33:56,075 --> 00:33:57,785 Keep your eyes closed. 491 00:34:03,166 --> 00:34:04,000 Was it hot? 492 00:34:04,083 --> 00:34:06,002 Yeah, just a bit. 493 00:34:07,962 --> 00:34:09,297 It looks great. 494 00:34:13,217 --> 00:34:15,053 It fits perfectly in here. 495 00:34:16,471 --> 00:34:19,182 "A fate this crimson blood in my veins has brought." 496 00:34:19,265 --> 00:34:21,934 "Like a horse neighing into the darkness." 497 00:34:22,018 --> 00:34:26,022 "The time has come to fulfil this ambition." 498 00:34:27,356 --> 00:34:30,276 "Darkness shrouds this world." 499 00:34:30,359 --> 00:34:36,407 "The souls of men have grown crude. It is time for the Oni to go to war." 500 00:34:36,491 --> 00:34:37,700 DIALOGUE INTONATION 501 00:34:37,784 --> 00:34:40,703 You shouldn't worry about the accent too much. 502 00:34:40,787 --> 00:34:44,165 A GOOD KABUKI ACTORS REQUIRES 1: VOICE, 2: FACE, AND 3: FORM 503 00:34:44,248 --> 00:34:47,251 VOICE AND SPEAKING ARE MOST IMPORTANT 504 00:34:48,169 --> 00:34:49,629 For example, here… 505 00:34:49,712 --> 00:34:54,092 "Darkness shrouds this world. The souls of men have grown crude." 506 00:34:54,634 --> 00:34:58,846 And you finish it with, "It is time for the Oni to go to war." 507 00:34:58,930 --> 00:35:04,560 If you finish the line right, the whole thing feels of the age. 508 00:35:04,644 --> 00:35:05,937 You'd be surprised… 509 00:35:06,020 --> 00:35:08,231 Most people do it that way. 510 00:35:08,314 --> 00:35:11,150 Most people speak normally. 511 00:35:11,234 --> 00:35:14,195 It's like playing catch. 512 00:35:14,821 --> 00:35:18,658 You basically say your line and finish it by passing to the next speaker. 513 00:35:18,741 --> 00:35:19,951 "…this ambition." 514 00:35:20,034 --> 00:35:23,538 Exactly. For example, I say my line… 515 00:35:24,122 --> 00:35:27,083 "Well done." and go. 516 00:35:27,166 --> 00:35:30,128 "A fate this crimson blood in my veins has brought." 517 00:35:30,211 --> 00:35:33,256 "Like a horse neighing into the darkness." 518 00:35:33,339 --> 00:35:37,468 "The time has come to fulfil this ambition." 519 00:35:37,552 --> 00:35:39,053 Like that. 520 00:35:39,137 --> 00:35:40,054 Got it. 521 00:35:40,638 --> 00:35:44,475 36 DAYS UNTIL OPENING NIGHT 522 00:35:45,268 --> 00:35:47,395 Come on, be firm. 523 00:35:47,478 --> 00:35:48,312 Ow! 524 00:35:48,396 --> 00:35:50,231 SCENE 7, THE RICE MERCHANT'S 525 00:35:50,314 --> 00:35:53,734 Your knee needs to go like this. 526 00:35:53,818 --> 00:35:56,737 You should really be straining your groin muscle right now. 527 00:35:56,821 --> 00:35:57,989 IKUTA'S MIE IS ADDED 528 00:35:58,072 --> 00:35:58,990 Really straining. 529 00:35:59,073 --> 00:36:00,199 Like this? 530 00:36:00,283 --> 00:36:01,242 Keep that. 531 00:36:01,325 --> 00:36:04,078 -Even that Hikkomi…. -Not bad! That looks good! 532 00:36:04,662 --> 00:36:05,830 Good! 533 00:36:07,707 --> 00:36:09,750 -Looks good. -It's really hard. 534 00:36:11,169 --> 00:36:15,923 I'm using muscles I'd never use normally. 535 00:36:16,424 --> 00:36:20,511 People who do Kabuki, their calves are… 536 00:36:21,179 --> 00:36:23,472 really thick and strong. 537 00:36:24,390 --> 00:36:26,684 This is why. 538 00:36:27,810 --> 00:36:29,187 You want some flourish. 539 00:36:29,770 --> 00:36:31,147 Once more. 540 00:36:31,230 --> 00:36:32,231 35 DAYS UNTIL OPENING NIGHT 541 00:36:32,315 --> 00:36:33,441 You come here… 542 00:36:38,863 --> 00:36:40,406 When I do this… 543 00:36:40,489 --> 00:36:43,159 -No, that comes later. -At first… 544 00:36:43,242 --> 00:36:45,453 You come down first then take the pose. 545 00:36:46,162 --> 00:36:47,580 That's not bad. 546 00:36:49,498 --> 00:36:51,083 You hold your breath because… 547 00:36:51,667 --> 00:36:53,628 Bam! You freeze here. 548 00:36:53,711 --> 00:36:56,505 EXECUTING A MIE THAT WILL DRAW IN THE AUDIENCE IS KEY 549 00:36:56,589 --> 00:36:59,050 That's looking good, but don't bend there. 550 00:37:03,679 --> 00:37:06,140 Clench your stomach and… 551 00:37:10,019 --> 00:37:12,521 So I shouldn't bend my knees? 552 00:37:13,105 --> 00:37:14,357 Just, boom! 553 00:37:15,066 --> 00:37:17,443 Right. It makes it look better. 554 00:37:17,526 --> 00:37:19,320 It's not an absolute. 555 00:37:19,403 --> 00:37:22,823 Some people do it like this. 556 00:37:22,907 --> 00:37:24,158 -But we… -Bam! 557 00:37:26,369 --> 00:37:27,328 That makes it… 558 00:37:27,912 --> 00:37:28,913 …cooler. 559 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:34,961 I'm hot! This really gets to you. 560 00:37:35,044 --> 00:37:37,421 Everybody goes through this. 561 00:37:38,422 --> 00:37:39,382 Like this. 562 00:37:43,594 --> 00:37:46,180 And bring it home and… 563 00:37:46,264 --> 00:37:49,976 -Wow! That's great! -How about that?! 564 00:37:50,977 --> 00:37:53,020 How do you like my friend here? 565 00:37:55,147 --> 00:37:56,190 Hold on… 566 00:37:56,274 --> 00:37:58,442 You're actually doing it! 567 00:37:58,985 --> 00:38:05,116 We went to the same school, Horikoshi High School. 568 00:38:05,199 --> 00:38:06,909 KABUKI ACTOR SHICHINOSUKE NAKAMURA 569 00:38:06,993 --> 00:38:10,579 I believe that was the first time we met. 570 00:38:11,455 --> 00:38:14,292 SHICHINOSUKE'S FATHER WAS THE 18TH KANZABURO NAKAMURA 571 00:38:14,375 --> 00:38:18,045 BORN TO AN ELITE KABUKI FAMILY, RECENTLY HE TAKES ONNAGATA ROLES 572 00:38:18,129 --> 00:38:20,298 YOSHITSUNESENBONZAKURA YOSHINOYAMA 573 00:38:20,381 --> 00:38:26,053 In my opinion, he's a stage actor. 574 00:38:26,137 --> 00:38:27,430 ABOUT TOMA IKUTA, THE ACTOR 575 00:38:27,513 --> 00:38:29,974 There are no close-ups like on TV. 576 00:38:30,057 --> 00:38:34,478 So no matter how much you act with your face, like crying, 577 00:38:34,562 --> 00:38:40,276 people in the front row can see, but the people in the back can't. 578 00:38:40,359 --> 00:38:45,197 So how do you act? With your body. 579 00:38:45,281 --> 00:38:47,616 To properly act with your body… 580 00:38:48,993 --> 00:38:53,247 To actually put your soul into it is actually very difficult. 581 00:38:54,206 --> 00:38:57,960 He never really showed people how hard he was working. 582 00:38:58,044 --> 00:38:59,253 ABOUT TOMA IKUTA, THE ACTOR 583 00:38:59,754 --> 00:39:06,218 He would work really hard behind the scenes, but he'd never show it. 584 00:39:06,302 --> 00:39:07,678 2015 OUROBOROS: THIS LOVE IS JUSTICE 585 00:39:07,762 --> 00:39:12,808 He had a strong foundation of experience in stage acting, 586 00:39:12,892 --> 00:39:19,065 so seeing him really appreciate acting is very appealing. 587 00:39:23,152 --> 00:39:25,780 34 DAYS TO OPENING NIGHT 588 00:39:26,280 --> 00:39:27,740 MAKEUP 589 00:39:27,823 --> 00:39:30,951 For you, you'd draw your eyebrows up here. 590 00:39:31,035 --> 00:39:33,412 -Around here. -You mean lower? 591 00:39:33,496 --> 00:39:37,166 For pronounced brows… not everyone, but, 592 00:39:37,249 --> 00:39:41,087 if you draw it here on a pronounced brow, it looks awkward. 593 00:39:41,754 --> 00:39:43,005 Ow! 594 00:39:43,923 --> 00:39:45,132 It hurts! 595 00:39:45,216 --> 00:39:46,967 It's not that thick. 596 00:39:47,676 --> 00:39:50,388 Knock it off! Just a little more! 597 00:39:50,471 --> 00:39:51,972 It really hurts! 598 00:39:52,056 --> 00:39:53,599 He's like a child actor! 599 00:39:53,682 --> 00:39:55,267 COATING THE EYEBROWS TO MASK THEM 600 00:39:55,351 --> 00:39:56,894 I said it's just a little more! 601 00:39:57,812 --> 00:40:00,856 Do the other side like this. 602 00:40:03,692 --> 00:40:05,403 You don't have to do it so hard. 603 00:40:08,114 --> 00:40:12,493 You'll see if you don't do enough the hairs eventually poke through. 604 00:40:12,576 --> 00:40:17,164 You want to coat the area with wax. 605 00:40:17,832 --> 00:40:21,377 That's why you melt the wax and smear it on. 606 00:40:23,587 --> 00:40:25,172 This is difficult. 607 00:40:27,007 --> 00:40:30,136 That's why some actors shave them off. It takes time. 608 00:40:30,219 --> 00:40:33,139 So that's why they shave their eyebrows. 609 00:40:35,891 --> 00:40:36,725 Your nipples… 610 00:40:36,809 --> 00:40:38,185 Why the nipples?! 611 00:40:39,979 --> 00:40:40,813 Forget it. 612 00:40:41,939 --> 00:40:43,566 I'm still in pain up here. 613 00:40:48,696 --> 00:40:52,700 You want to change the color of your neck and face. 614 00:40:53,784 --> 00:40:56,996 It's not just smearing everything in white. 615 00:40:57,079 --> 00:41:00,708 It's a little different from Shinkansen. 616 00:41:02,585 --> 00:41:04,879 The direction of the whole thing… 617 00:41:05,504 --> 00:41:10,009 is basically decided by the lead actor in Kabuki. 618 00:41:10,551 --> 00:41:12,428 More than the director. 619 00:41:13,804 --> 00:41:14,638 KATSURA WIG 620 00:41:14,722 --> 00:41:16,932 A little shorter here. 621 00:41:17,016 --> 00:41:17,933 The back… 622 00:41:18,476 --> 00:41:23,981 We apply a silk cover called habutae over the metal here. 623 00:41:24,064 --> 00:41:25,774 Then we add the hair. 624 00:41:25,858 --> 00:41:29,487 We're going to match this color to the color of your face. 625 00:41:29,570 --> 00:41:34,658 It's very flexible in that respect. 626 00:41:35,868 --> 00:41:40,164 These wigs are custom made for each actor. 627 00:41:42,416 --> 00:41:43,292 Does it fit? 628 00:41:44,168 --> 00:41:45,085 There it goes. 629 00:41:46,962 --> 00:41:48,047 A little more… 630 00:41:48,130 --> 00:41:50,216 It might want some more volume here. 631 00:41:52,009 --> 00:41:54,094 It looks a little thin. 632 00:41:54,178 --> 00:41:55,471 Maybe over time… 633 00:41:57,765 --> 00:42:02,811 Someone other than Matsuya will probably do it for you. 634 00:42:04,396 --> 00:42:07,191 When you do your face and put on the wig… 635 00:42:07,274 --> 00:42:08,692 HIS ONI MAKEUP IS DIFFERENT 636 00:42:08,776 --> 00:42:12,071 …it really starts to feel like Kabuki. 637 00:42:13,197 --> 00:42:15,241 It's a huge undertaking. 638 00:42:15,783 --> 00:42:18,369 The amount of stuff to do. 639 00:42:19,411 --> 00:42:22,581 32 DAYS TO OPENING NIGHT 640 00:42:22,665 --> 00:42:29,630 CLIMAX, AT KIMENJYO 641 00:42:30,756 --> 00:42:36,053 ROPPO 642 00:42:36,136 --> 00:42:40,099 He's a fast learner. I thought it'd take longer. 643 00:42:41,392 --> 00:42:46,814 If we're going for perfection then he has a long way to go. 644 00:42:47,523 --> 00:42:49,900 It comes down to how far we want to go. 645 00:42:50,442 --> 00:42:54,196 Some people take decades and can't do it. 646 00:42:55,281 --> 00:42:59,451 If we're talking about the minute details… 647 00:43:00,077 --> 00:43:03,414 that would be very difficult. 648 00:43:04,331 --> 00:43:05,749 Only your left eye moves. 649 00:43:05,833 --> 00:43:10,254 WHEN EXECUTING A MIE DURING A ROPPO, THE MOVEMENT OF THE EYES IS IMPORTANT 650 00:43:10,337 --> 00:43:11,839 Shift the focus. 651 00:43:12,798 --> 00:43:14,091 There! That! 652 00:43:15,634 --> 00:43:16,468 Okay. 653 00:43:16,552 --> 00:43:20,264 ONE EYE IS SHIFTED TO THE CENTER 654 00:43:20,347 --> 00:43:21,223 UTAGAWA KUNISADA 655 00:43:21,307 --> 00:43:24,101 YONDAIME-ICHIKAWA KODANJI TENNICHIBŌ HŌSAKU BEISHO 656 00:43:24,184 --> 00:43:25,561 OTA MEMORIAL MUSEUM OF ART 657 00:43:25,644 --> 00:43:30,149 People don't do this normally. For example, the nose here. 658 00:43:31,942 --> 00:43:33,193 Like this. 659 00:43:33,277 --> 00:43:34,945 There! Like that! 660 00:43:35,029 --> 00:43:36,322 So it goes… 661 00:43:39,283 --> 00:43:40,117 Like that. 662 00:43:50,753 --> 00:43:51,587 Good. 663 00:43:55,299 --> 00:43:59,720 28 DAYS TO OPENING NIGHT 664 00:43:59,803 --> 00:44:05,267 CLIMAX, AT KIMENJYO 665 00:44:05,768 --> 00:44:12,733 TACHIMAWARI 666 00:44:16,987 --> 00:44:17,821 Line. 667 00:44:27,831 --> 00:44:30,626 GENPEINUNOBIKINOTAKI YOSHITAKASAIGO 668 00:44:30,709 --> 00:44:37,675 TACHIMAWARI INCLUDE MANY STAGE ELEMENTS THAT EMPHASIZE BEAUTY OF FORMS 669 00:44:41,011 --> 00:44:46,350 THEY'RE IMPORTANT HIGHLIGHTS THAT OFTEN UTILIZE COMPLEX GIMMICKS 670 00:44:57,986 --> 00:45:04,952 THEIR INTENSE TACHIMAWARI IS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS PERFORMANCE 671 00:45:19,633 --> 00:45:20,592 Line. 672 00:45:30,644 --> 00:45:31,895 What are you saying? 673 00:45:33,981 --> 00:45:35,315 You haven't defeated anyone. 674 00:45:35,399 --> 00:45:37,359 Damn. I'm not defeating anyone! 675 00:45:40,279 --> 00:45:41,447 Oh my. 676 00:45:45,284 --> 00:45:46,326 One foot. 677 00:45:46,410 --> 00:45:49,204 25 DAYS UNTIL OPENING NIGHT 678 00:45:49,288 --> 00:45:53,709 We're doing live what we intended to do with recording… 679 00:45:53,792 --> 00:45:56,795 so I can do things at my own pace. 680 00:45:58,088 --> 00:46:01,008 So now I have more to do. 681 00:46:03,093 --> 00:46:07,431 If I can pull it off, it will look pretty amazing. 682 00:46:09,141 --> 00:46:10,601 I need to work at it. 683 00:46:12,478 --> 00:46:15,981 20 DAYS UNTIL OPENING NIGHT 684 00:46:16,064 --> 00:46:23,071 TO EMPHASIZE MIE OR ROPPO, KABUKI SOUND EFFECTS TSUKE ARE USED 685 00:47:06,949 --> 00:47:07,866 Right there. 686 00:47:10,911 --> 00:47:12,162 How do I do this? 687 00:47:13,288 --> 00:47:14,456 Good point! 688 00:47:14,540 --> 00:47:16,625 You basically address the audience. 689 00:47:26,593 --> 00:47:29,221 You can do it like this instead. 690 00:47:37,771 --> 00:47:38,981 Something like that. 691 00:47:51,118 --> 00:47:54,621 19 DAYS UNTIL OPENING NIGHT 692 00:48:21,148 --> 00:48:22,774 "Shinku Giri and Inazuma Giri!" 693 00:48:22,858 --> 00:48:23,775 "You think you can win?!" 694 00:48:23,859 --> 00:48:27,237 "It's not about winning! There's something you can't cut!" 695 00:48:27,321 --> 00:48:29,281 "That's… my soul!" 696 00:48:29,364 --> 00:48:30,407 "Enough!" 697 00:48:33,785 --> 00:48:37,039 I'm still nervous. About a lot. 698 00:48:38,999 --> 00:48:42,669 What we're doing has slowly become clearer. 699 00:48:42,753 --> 00:48:46,173 Now it's about honing the details. 700 00:48:46,256 --> 00:48:51,511 There's a lot I still can't do, so I need to work on that. 701 00:48:52,929 --> 00:48:57,351 15 DAYS UNTIL OPENING NIGHT 702 00:48:57,434 --> 00:49:00,520 MATSUYA ONOE IDOMU (AKADOU SUZUNOSUKE) 703 00:49:09,321 --> 00:49:13,867 Today we're recording the music. 704 00:49:13,950 --> 00:49:17,537 We have two days to do it. 705 00:49:17,621 --> 00:49:23,877 We have to go over everything with Mr. Kikunojo, 706 00:49:23,960 --> 00:49:26,880 so it all works together. 707 00:49:27,714 --> 00:49:31,093 So there's no practice for two days. 708 00:49:43,313 --> 00:49:49,986 Toma's been stuck on stuff like if he's supposed to move his eyes. 709 00:49:50,070 --> 00:49:54,199 Stuff like that might be holding him back from his full potential. 710 00:49:54,282 --> 00:49:58,537 I haven't been able to fully help him out. 711 00:49:58,620 --> 00:50:03,875 I'm hoping that once he starts getting it we can really work on the details. 712 00:50:04,376 --> 00:50:08,797 That's probably one of my worries. 713 00:50:10,924 --> 00:50:16,847 SHIMOKITAZAWA, TOKYO 714 00:50:17,472 --> 00:50:18,724 You know… 715 00:50:18,807 --> 00:50:20,517 A THEATER TOWN WITH MANY STAGES 716 00:50:20,600 --> 00:50:25,564 I always wanted to take the stage at the Honda Theater. 717 00:50:26,565 --> 00:50:31,278 I never imagined I'd be performing Kabuki, though. 718 00:50:33,572 --> 00:50:37,284 A NEW KABUKI IN HONDA THEATER 719 00:50:37,868 --> 00:50:42,038 I think for Matsuya… 720 00:50:42,122 --> 00:50:46,752 he always wanted to bring Kabuki to the theater town of Shimokitazawa. 721 00:50:47,627 --> 00:50:52,549 He always wanted to perform Kabuki here. 722 00:50:54,217 --> 00:50:59,222 And now it's finally becoming a reality. 723 00:51:01,183 --> 00:51:07,189 So this is going to be a very significant thing for him. 724 00:51:07,272 --> 00:51:11,485 He's doing Akadou Suzunosuke, which his father played, 725 00:51:11,568 --> 00:51:15,781 he's performing Kabuki here in Shimokitazawa, 726 00:51:15,864 --> 00:51:19,826 and he's invited me, his old schoolmate. 727 00:51:20,452 --> 00:51:26,082 It's all coming together in an almost dramatic way. 728 00:51:29,961 --> 00:51:30,879 That's it. 729 00:51:32,756 --> 00:51:36,968 I've come here many times, but it feels completely different. 730 00:51:37,052 --> 00:51:37,886 OPENED IN 1982 731 00:51:37,969 --> 00:51:40,931 HONDA THEATER IS A CENTRAL PRESENCE AMONG SMALL JAPANESE THEATERS 732 00:51:41,014 --> 00:51:46,102 It feels like we're really breaking the mold here. 733 00:51:46,645 --> 00:51:49,564 Even for the Kabuki world. 734 00:51:49,648 --> 00:51:54,194 "Wait, you're performing in Shimokitazawa? At the Honda Theater?!" 735 00:51:54,778 --> 00:51:59,366 And for the Honda Theater, it's like, "You're performing Kabuki?! Here?!" 736 00:51:59,449 --> 00:52:04,830 Plus you've got an outsider like me performing. 737 00:52:06,456 --> 00:52:09,084 You really can break the rules in entertainment. 738 00:52:10,210 --> 00:52:13,922 That sort of feeling of how things should be done. 739 00:52:18,468 --> 00:52:20,220 11 DAYS TO OPENING NIGHT 740 00:52:20,303 --> 00:52:22,514 MEIJIZA MORISHITA STUDIO 741 00:52:23,223 --> 00:52:30,188 IN PREPARATION FOR OPENING NIGHT, THEY MOVE TO WHERE A SPARE SET IS BUILT 742 00:52:42,576 --> 00:52:47,998 I've been practicing without thinking about elevation. 743 00:52:48,081 --> 00:52:53,712 That's really going to change how I move and see things. 744 00:52:54,337 --> 00:52:56,298 We're getting close. 745 00:53:00,552 --> 00:53:05,181 Toma will be using these on stage. 746 00:53:05,265 --> 00:53:09,269 Normally you're supposed to tie them with rope, 747 00:53:09,352 --> 00:53:16,359 but that would take too long to change, so I'm using elastic instead. 748 00:53:21,114 --> 00:53:23,533 So I enter at the stump? 749 00:53:23,617 --> 00:53:25,243 The stump. 750 00:53:25,952 --> 00:53:27,787 There's some leeway. 751 00:53:31,416 --> 00:53:32,500 Thank you. 752 00:53:33,960 --> 00:53:37,589 "Suzunosuke! Suzunosuke!" 753 00:53:37,672 --> 00:53:39,758 SCENE 1, ON MT. HAKONE 754 00:53:42,677 --> 00:53:43,720 "Rainoshin!" 755 00:53:43,803 --> 00:53:44,846 "Suzunosuke." 756 00:53:44,930 --> 00:53:46,723 "Where have you been?!" 757 00:53:46,806 --> 00:53:51,978 "You were still asleep when I woke, so I went to fetch some water." 758 00:53:52,062 --> 00:53:54,272 Let's have you do a Mie here. 759 00:53:55,398 --> 00:53:56,232 Like this. 760 00:54:04,574 --> 00:54:08,411 "Rainoshin!" "Suzunosuke." That'll be better. 761 00:54:08,495 --> 00:54:09,704 Let's do that. 762 00:54:14,417 --> 00:54:20,131 The areas in my technique that I need to work on… 763 00:54:22,467 --> 00:54:24,219 Oh, I'm still terrified. 764 00:54:26,346 --> 00:54:28,181 I'm still terrified, but… 765 00:54:35,021 --> 00:54:38,274 CLIMAX, AT KIMENJYO 766 00:54:38,358 --> 00:54:45,323 10 DAYS TO OPENING NIGHT 767 00:54:45,407 --> 00:54:48,994 But for Matsuya, who invited me here, 768 00:54:49,077 --> 00:54:54,165 and his Kabuki troupe and the director and staff, 769 00:54:54,249 --> 00:54:57,419 and for all the other actors… 770 00:54:57,502 --> 00:55:01,798 I don't want to cause them trouble or embarrass them. 771 00:55:02,382 --> 00:55:04,759 I really felt that strongly. 772 00:55:06,511 --> 00:55:08,304 But we're beyond that now. 773 00:55:10,056 --> 00:55:13,143 I need to put that aside for now. 774 00:55:13,226 --> 00:55:16,438 I need to focus on my performance first. 775 00:55:16,521 --> 00:55:21,943 Then I can think about the respect I want to express towards everything. 776 00:55:22,027 --> 00:55:25,780 I can put those feelings into my performance. 777 00:55:27,198 --> 00:55:33,580 There's the scene where my costume changes and I dance around. 778 00:55:33,663 --> 00:55:35,749 There's a point where I slowly turn. 779 00:55:43,923 --> 00:55:46,718 While I was turning, I could see everyone. 780 00:55:47,302 --> 00:55:49,262 As I turned, everyone was looking. 781 00:55:49,971 --> 00:55:52,932 They were all leaning in. 782 00:56:02,108 --> 00:56:06,029 It actually made me feel relief. 783 00:56:06,905 --> 00:56:10,158 "These people are all watching seriously." 784 00:56:11,159 --> 00:56:12,452 "I'm okay." 785 00:56:12,535 --> 00:56:16,915 I thought, "I can do this. These people are with me." 786 00:56:17,457 --> 00:56:19,125 I felt that. 787 00:56:19,751 --> 00:56:22,337 It made me get over it. 788 00:56:22,962 --> 00:56:26,674 Seeing everyone's serious expressions. 789 00:56:27,759 --> 00:56:32,472 I could see each of them as I was turning. 790 00:56:45,318 --> 00:56:51,074 I felt like they gave me confidence. 791 00:56:57,372 --> 00:56:59,958 "You've grown strong, Suzunosuke!" 792 00:57:17,350 --> 00:57:21,062 MEIJIZA MORISHITA STUDIO 793 00:57:23,523 --> 00:57:27,861 2021 AUGUST 13 794 00:57:29,696 --> 00:57:31,072 IDOMU 795 00:57:31,156 --> 00:57:34,784 OPENING NIGHT 796 00:57:34,868 --> 00:57:38,371 HONDA THEATER NOW SHOWING AKADOU SUZUNOSUKE 797 00:57:45,545 --> 00:57:47,797 TOMA IKUTA, MATSUYA ONOE 798 00:57:47,881 --> 00:57:49,257 Good morning! 799 00:57:51,384 --> 00:57:53,261 Good morning. 800 00:58:13,198 --> 00:58:15,074 Here we go. 801 00:58:17,243 --> 00:58:18,661 Oof. 802 00:58:27,670 --> 00:58:29,005 I need water. 803 00:58:38,723 --> 00:58:44,521 TOMA IKUTA 804 00:58:44,604 --> 00:58:46,814 You line up their first names. 805 00:58:46,898 --> 00:58:50,026 In Kabuki, a lot of names have three characters. 806 00:58:50,109 --> 00:58:51,152 I get it. 807 00:58:51,236 --> 00:58:53,947 Yeah. So if you look over here… 808 00:58:54,572 --> 00:58:57,116 All their first names line up. 809 00:58:57,200 --> 00:59:01,996 A lot of Kabuki actors have names like something-nosuke or something-jiro. 810 00:59:02,080 --> 00:59:04,082 Most have three characters. 811 00:59:04,958 --> 00:59:06,626 The second character comes here. 812 00:59:08,503 --> 00:59:12,048 It's the second half fight scene. 813 00:59:12,632 --> 00:59:14,509 That's a tough one. 814 00:59:14,592 --> 00:59:15,510 CURTAIN RISES AT 6PM 815 00:59:15,593 --> 00:59:19,973 There's this huge flurry of motion and it ends. 816 00:59:20,473 --> 00:59:24,102 After it's over, I'm like an empty husk. 817 00:59:24,936 --> 00:59:29,732 It really sank in that this is going to be exhausting. 818 00:59:29,816 --> 00:59:33,861 I keep forgetting to breath during the Tachimawari. 819 00:59:36,322 --> 00:59:37,740 That makes it worse. 820 00:59:44,122 --> 00:59:45,498 Why does it stick out? 821 00:59:47,041 --> 00:59:51,170 I was watching your pinky and it's sticking out. 822 00:59:52,880 --> 00:59:54,299 I'm not sure… 823 00:59:57,385 --> 00:59:59,846 What's with that? Don't make me laugh! 824 00:59:59,929 --> 01:00:03,141 My right hand is like this so my left hand tenses up. 825 01:00:06,728 --> 01:00:10,440 THE PRESSURE OF OPENING NIGHT 826 01:00:11,024 --> 01:00:16,237 Sure I get nervous. Seeing other people nervous makes it worse. 827 01:00:17,280 --> 01:00:20,325 So I pretend not to be nervous. 828 01:00:21,868 --> 01:00:24,120 He seems pretty relaxed. 829 01:00:25,246 --> 01:00:26,456 It's like… 830 01:00:29,792 --> 01:00:31,502 he's good to go. 831 01:00:34,047 --> 01:00:35,506 This is his Kabuki debut. 832 01:00:37,592 --> 01:00:38,801 How does he do it? 833 01:00:40,762 --> 01:00:44,557 I doubt anyone's ever gone that far. 834 01:00:45,767 --> 01:00:51,064 There's been non-Kabuki actors who've done Kabuki before, 835 01:00:51,564 --> 01:00:55,443 but I doubt anyone's gone all the way like that. 836 01:00:57,236 --> 01:01:02,950 Like the Roppo. Even in Kabuki not many people get to do that. 837 01:01:05,286 --> 01:01:08,456 CURTAIN RISES IN 40 MINUTES 838 01:01:14,504 --> 01:01:17,924 I want people to think, "This guy was in Johnny's?" 839 01:01:18,007 --> 01:01:19,759 No more idol stuff. 840 01:01:21,678 --> 01:01:23,513 Opening night! Here we go! 841 01:01:23,596 --> 01:01:24,514 Let's do this! Yah! 842 01:01:34,440 --> 01:01:35,900 Here we go! 843 01:01:36,484 --> 01:01:37,694 Here we go! 844 01:01:38,486 --> 01:01:39,320 Let's go! 845 01:01:53,209 --> 01:01:56,170 Okay… 846 01:01:57,797 --> 01:01:59,424 Okay! Let's go! 847 01:02:00,925 --> 01:02:03,219 -Here we go. -Good luck. 848 01:02:03,302 --> 01:02:04,262 Let's do this. 849 01:02:05,680 --> 01:02:06,556 Let's do this. 850 01:02:07,140 --> 01:02:09,100 -Let's do this. -Let's do this. 851 01:02:10,059 --> 01:02:11,185 Let's do this. 852 01:02:31,873 --> 01:02:37,420 DOORS OPEN AT 5:30PM 853 01:02:44,260 --> 01:02:51,267 IDOMU BEGINS 854 01:02:54,645 --> 01:02:57,148 "A fate this crimson blood in my veins has brought." 855 01:02:57,648 --> 01:03:00,318 "Like a horse neighing into the darkness." 856 01:03:23,299 --> 01:03:26,677 "Young lady, are you all right?" 857 01:03:26,761 --> 01:03:28,763 "Suzunosuke…" 858 01:03:29,972 --> 01:03:32,809 "Suzunosuke…" 859 01:03:50,743 --> 01:03:51,619 Thank you. 860 01:04:01,796 --> 01:04:06,467 TOMA'S ENTRANCE 861 01:04:16,519 --> 01:04:20,523 The sound of the applause really makes it feel real, doesn't it? 862 01:04:22,984 --> 01:04:24,026 SCENE 1, ON MT. HAKONE 863 01:04:24,110 --> 01:04:26,821 "…yet have such a dream…" 864 01:04:26,904 --> 01:04:30,700 "Suzunosuke! Suzunosuke!" 865 01:04:46,507 --> 01:04:47,550 "Rainoshin!" 866 01:04:47,633 --> 01:04:48,467 "Suzunosuke." 867 01:04:48,551 --> 01:04:49,802 "Where have you been?" 868 01:04:49,886 --> 01:04:55,433 "You were still asleep when I woke, so I went to fetch some water." 869 01:04:55,516 --> 01:04:58,978 "For how long? How long was I asleep?" 870 01:04:59,061 --> 01:05:03,232 "The moon remains high. Probably not that long." 871 01:05:03,316 --> 01:05:04,859 "Oh…" 872 01:05:05,860 --> 01:05:10,072 THE ADDED MIE 873 01:05:10,156 --> 01:05:13,618 "Killing Ginpatsuki will only create a new Oni!" 874 01:05:13,701 --> 01:05:15,953 "Then I will kill that one, too!" 875 01:05:16,037 --> 01:05:18,122 -"Don't go, Rainoshin!" -"Let go!" 876 01:05:36,849 --> 01:05:37,683 "Rainoshin!" 877 01:05:38,392 --> 01:05:44,690 ONTO THE ROPPO IN ACT 2 878 01:05:56,369 --> 01:05:58,412 CLIMAX, AT KIMENJYO 879 01:05:58,496 --> 01:06:03,709 "I also have a trick warehouse no one can enter." 880 01:06:03,793 --> 01:06:04,877 "With these…" 881 01:06:05,378 --> 01:06:10,049 TOMA'S ROPPO 882 01:08:40,658 --> 01:08:42,701 I just… Could I… 883 01:08:43,494 --> 01:08:45,287 Could I have some time? 884 01:08:53,045 --> 01:08:55,464 I get so worked up. 885 01:08:56,132 --> 01:08:59,802 When I stamp, my feet it hurts. 886 01:08:59,885 --> 01:09:02,012 Careful you don't hurt your knees. 887 01:09:03,222 --> 01:09:04,140 You go all out. 888 01:09:04,223 --> 01:09:07,393 The flooring is different here. 889 01:09:09,145 --> 01:09:14,567 TACHIMAWARI 890 01:09:15,151 --> 01:09:17,361 "I have but one friend." 891 01:09:18,320 --> 01:09:20,114 "If it's to save you… 892 01:09:21,282 --> 01:09:23,659 I'd gladly give my life!" 893 01:09:24,243 --> 01:09:25,077 "Enough!" 894 01:09:25,828 --> 01:09:28,581 "I'll close your mouth for you!" 895 01:10:07,703 --> 01:10:10,789 "You've grown strong, Suzunosuke!" 896 01:11:04,885 --> 01:11:10,057 IDOMU FINISHES ITS FIRST NIGHT 897 01:11:15,479 --> 01:11:16,313 Good job. 898 01:11:16,397 --> 01:11:17,273 Good job! 899 01:11:17,356 --> 01:11:18,357 Here. 900 01:11:18,440 --> 01:11:19,441 Hey! 901 01:11:20,985 --> 01:11:22,486 They loved your Roppo. 902 01:11:23,529 --> 01:11:24,863 -They loved it. -My Roppo? 903 01:11:25,864 --> 01:11:28,033 I can't quit Kabuki now. 904 01:11:28,117 --> 01:11:28,993 Figures. 905 01:11:29,660 --> 01:11:32,079 -I'll go all the way. -Obviously. 906 01:11:32,162 --> 01:11:34,456 -Want to join my troupe? -You'll let me? 907 01:11:34,540 --> 01:11:37,543 -You can be a lackey. -No matter how much it hurts… 908 01:11:38,252 --> 01:11:39,378 I'll do it. 909 01:11:39,461 --> 01:11:41,088 -You get it, right? -Yeah. 910 01:11:45,050 --> 01:11:46,218 Phew. 911 01:11:46,302 --> 01:11:47,261 I'm hot! 912 01:11:51,682 --> 01:11:54,601 This is an ordeal. 913 01:11:55,769 --> 01:11:58,147 Wow. What is this? 914 01:12:01,483 --> 01:12:04,111 I was like, "Sorry, Toma, we're doing it twice." 915 01:12:04,945 --> 01:12:05,863 But this is rough. 916 01:12:05,946 --> 01:12:06,780 Good job! 917 01:12:06,864 --> 01:12:08,824 Good job! 918 01:12:09,450 --> 01:12:12,119 You can tell from the audience reaction. 919 01:12:12,202 --> 01:12:13,620 DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHY KIKUNOJO ONOE 920 01:12:13,704 --> 01:12:15,831 It's completely different with an audience! 921 01:12:15,914 --> 01:12:17,916 It gives you strength. 922 01:12:18,000 --> 01:12:19,501 The Roppo worked out. 923 01:12:20,669 --> 01:12:21,920 That was impressive! 924 01:12:22,588 --> 01:12:24,923 It was amazing! It really was! 925 01:12:25,007 --> 01:12:27,009 -They were blown away. -Thank you. 926 01:12:29,762 --> 01:12:30,971 Man… 927 01:12:31,055 --> 01:12:32,931 Your lines need work. 928 01:12:33,015 --> 01:12:34,016 -Whose? -Your lines! 929 01:12:34,099 --> 01:12:35,392 -Me? -Who else? 930 01:12:36,018 --> 01:12:37,436 Ow! 931 01:12:40,773 --> 01:12:43,525 Seeing the completed thing… 932 01:12:44,526 --> 01:12:47,071 I was really impressed. 933 01:12:47,571 --> 01:12:53,744 I thought he was going to do it as an actor doing Kabuki. 934 01:12:54,370 --> 01:12:57,790 But they were all Kabuki actors up there. 935 01:12:57,873 --> 01:13:02,086 I didn't expect him to show up as a Kabuki actor. 936 01:13:03,504 --> 01:13:04,755 It gave me chills. 937 01:13:07,049 --> 01:13:08,467 He was really cool. 938 01:13:11,220 --> 01:13:15,140 That display at the beginning of Act 2… 939 01:13:16,016 --> 01:13:20,187 I was genuinely impressed. 940 01:13:20,270 --> 01:13:21,522 I had goose bumps. 941 01:13:23,565 --> 01:13:25,359 It was amazing. 942 01:13:26,693 --> 01:13:30,197 It was beyond all my expectations. 943 01:13:32,658 --> 01:13:34,576 I was blown away. 944 01:13:35,077 --> 01:13:40,290 Not many Kabuki actors can do that. 945 01:13:40,374 --> 01:13:42,835 Sadly, not many. 946 01:13:43,502 --> 01:13:48,132 With the proper sharp movements and spirit, 947 01:13:48,215 --> 01:13:50,092 and pacing. 948 01:13:50,175 --> 01:13:52,052 But before that… 949 01:13:52,803 --> 01:13:53,929 The amazing part… 950 01:13:54,888 --> 01:14:00,936 The part where Toma did something not many Kabuki actors can do. 951 01:14:01,603 --> 01:14:06,400 He walked out slowly from the Hanamichi, 952 01:14:06,483 --> 01:14:10,529 And then he turned around. 953 01:14:10,612 --> 01:14:14,992 The pacing and angle and stature… 954 01:14:35,762 --> 01:14:40,767 I was amazed. I doubt anyone else noticed it. 955 01:14:41,393 --> 01:14:43,812 None of the audience. 956 01:14:43,896 --> 01:14:47,941 As a professional… Shido Nakamura said so, too. 957 01:14:49,443 --> 01:14:53,238 "Wow. He pulled that off!" 958 01:14:55,073 --> 01:14:57,117 The reason why it's difficult… 959 01:15:00,704 --> 01:15:03,499 People get scared of the pause. 960 01:15:03,999 --> 01:15:06,043 They add something. 961 01:15:07,252 --> 01:15:11,131 But he did absolutely nothing. 962 01:15:12,925 --> 01:15:19,556 It's something a lead actor has to be able to do. 963 01:15:20,390 --> 01:15:25,103 He just walked up slowly and turned. No extra motions. 964 01:15:25,687 --> 01:15:29,024 Nothing like getting his emotions ready. 965 01:15:29,775 --> 01:15:33,153 It makes you realize this guy knows what he's doing. 966 01:15:34,655 --> 01:15:38,116 That was the most impressive part. 967 01:15:39,910 --> 01:15:42,371 It was amazing. 968 01:15:43,455 --> 01:15:49,753 I'm sure he's analyzed good Kabuki and bad Kabuki. 969 01:15:49,836 --> 01:15:51,880 I know he has. 970 01:15:52,923 --> 01:15:58,679 He has an image of what a good Kabuki actor is. 971 01:15:59,304 --> 01:16:02,099 That was one such image. 972 01:16:02,182 --> 01:16:05,102 I ran into Shido Nakamura later, 973 01:16:05,185 --> 01:16:11,066 and he said, "Toma did something really amazing up there." 974 01:16:11,149 --> 01:16:14,236 "Better than your average Kabuki actor." 975 01:16:14,319 --> 01:16:15,821 He said that. 976 01:16:16,947 --> 01:16:21,577 This is someone who's done Kabuki saying that. 977 01:16:21,660 --> 01:16:23,745 That's really impressive. 978 01:16:23,829 --> 01:16:28,250 I hope he stimulates people out there. 979 01:16:28,333 --> 01:16:34,881 Show other Kabuki actors just what sort of people are out there. 980 01:16:35,674 --> 01:16:38,051 I want them to be impressed. 981 01:16:39,886 --> 01:16:41,263 IDOMU CLOSING NIGHT 982 01:16:41,346 --> 01:16:43,682 THREE DAYS LATER 983 01:16:43,765 --> 01:16:45,309 -Well. -We're off script. 984 01:16:45,392 --> 01:16:47,060 -What? No script? -Off script. 985 01:16:47,144 --> 01:16:48,729 Well, regardless… 986 01:16:48,812 --> 01:16:50,564 -Well done. Thank you. -Thank you. 987 01:16:51,148 --> 01:16:54,026 I'm so glad we got it done. 988 01:16:54,109 --> 01:16:54,943 Right? 989 01:16:55,027 --> 01:16:59,364 I actually had work the next day. 990 01:17:00,532 --> 01:17:03,035 I was like an empty husk. 991 01:17:03,702 --> 01:17:06,204 -I couldn't focus. -I know. 992 01:17:06,288 --> 01:17:10,334 It was like I was dreaming the whole day. 993 01:17:11,001 --> 01:17:13,795 The last day was a really good one. 994 01:17:27,851 --> 01:17:30,354 When I imagine what Mr. Matsusuke must think… 995 01:17:30,437 --> 01:17:33,273 TOKUMATSU ONOE 996 01:17:34,524 --> 01:17:39,696 Matsuya thinks so much of his parents. 997 01:17:40,447 --> 01:17:44,576 I hope you will continue to follow Matsuya. 998 01:17:47,996 --> 01:17:50,666 My father and I… 999 01:17:50,749 --> 01:17:52,167 He got a little emotional. 1000 01:17:52,959 --> 01:17:54,086 Oh come on! 1001 01:17:54,920 --> 01:17:56,213 There he goes! 1002 01:17:59,758 --> 01:18:01,760 I should be crying! 1003 01:18:02,594 --> 01:18:04,513 I want to cry right now! 1004 01:18:05,055 --> 01:18:06,431 How can I?! 1005 01:18:08,100 --> 01:18:12,521 It was a dream to bring on my good friend Toma… 1006 01:18:13,313 --> 01:18:14,856 ever since we were young. 1007 01:18:16,233 --> 01:18:19,695 It was our dream to act together. 1008 01:18:20,362 --> 01:18:23,615 Toma loved my father very much. 1009 01:18:24,616 --> 01:18:30,414 So to perform Akadou Suzunosuke with Toma, 1010 01:18:30,497 --> 01:18:35,419 and to everyone else who helped this dream come true, 1011 01:18:35,502 --> 01:18:38,171 I have nothing but gratitude. 1012 01:18:38,255 --> 01:18:44,010 I'm so happy that we were able to put this together. 1013 01:18:44,094 --> 01:18:49,725 I mean, it's a dream we've both had for twelve years. 1014 01:18:49,808 --> 01:18:53,437 That and with everyone's emotions on that final day. 1015 01:18:53,520 --> 01:18:57,274 It was something I had never experienced before… 1016 01:18:58,358 --> 01:18:59,860 I don't think. 1017 01:19:00,444 --> 01:19:01,778 You're crying too much. 1018 01:19:04,573 --> 01:19:06,450 Come on! 1019 01:19:06,533 --> 01:19:08,201 I didn't think I'd cry. 1020 01:19:09,911 --> 01:19:11,621 I promised myself I wouldn't. 1021 01:19:11,705 --> 01:19:17,627 If the first IDOMU you saw in Kichijoji back in 2009 was the start… 1022 01:19:17,711 --> 01:19:21,173 then that last night was quite the finish. 1023 01:19:21,256 --> 01:19:22,507 It really was. 1024 01:19:23,800 --> 01:19:29,264 I really felt all the emotions rushing in 1025 01:19:29,347 --> 01:19:31,516 on that last night. 1026 01:19:32,267 --> 01:19:36,897 When we took that group photo after it was all over, 1027 01:19:36,980 --> 01:19:41,943 your mother had already left, but we called her back. 1028 01:19:42,027 --> 01:19:47,991 We were like, "get her back here!" 1029 01:19:48,074 --> 01:19:53,789 Seeing you and your mother hugging… 1030 01:19:53,872 --> 01:19:55,999 I hadn't seen that in a while. 1031 01:19:57,125 --> 01:19:58,919 Your love for each other. 1032 01:19:59,503 --> 01:20:01,588 It had been a while. 1033 01:20:01,671 --> 01:20:04,299 -Really? -I mean, I know you love each other. 1034 01:20:05,300 --> 01:20:07,385 She seemed so happy. 1035 01:20:07,469 --> 01:20:09,888 -Now, now. -Genuinely happy. 1036 01:20:09,971 --> 01:20:14,768 That performance was for my father. 1037 01:20:15,268 --> 01:20:19,773 For her not to be there… 1038 01:20:20,524 --> 01:20:24,820 I couldn't have closure without her there. 1039 01:20:25,403 --> 01:20:27,197 My mother enjoyed it. 1040 01:20:29,324 --> 01:20:34,996 That may have been something I hadn't seen in a while. 1041 01:20:35,080 --> 01:20:36,581 It really was. 1042 01:20:38,917 --> 01:20:41,962 Seeing you two together. 1043 01:20:43,213 --> 01:20:47,717 So how was it performing Kabuki? 1044 01:20:47,801 --> 01:20:54,766 I want to know what you experienced as an actor. 1045 01:20:54,850 --> 01:20:56,351 On the first day… 1046 01:20:58,061 --> 01:21:04,401 when I went down the Hanamichi during my Roppo… 1047 01:21:05,861 --> 01:21:08,280 there was something I felt… 1048 01:21:10,115 --> 01:21:13,285 an excitement I had never felt before. 1049 01:21:13,910 --> 01:21:20,834 Something that feels like it comes from my Japanese DNA. 1050 01:21:21,334 --> 01:21:28,008 It almost felt like a stabbing all over my body. 1051 01:21:28,091 --> 01:21:30,218 Here it comes! 1052 01:21:30,302 --> 01:21:33,471 You can't really tell right now, 1053 01:21:33,555 --> 01:21:37,225 but I'm really excited right now. 1054 01:21:38,727 --> 01:21:39,561 Really? 1055 01:21:39,644 --> 01:21:43,273 It's true. You get it, don't you? 1056 01:21:43,356 --> 01:21:47,152 With the Kabuki music and methods… 1057 01:21:47,903 --> 01:21:50,822 I feel that excitement, too. 1058 01:21:50,906 --> 01:21:55,118 A lot of people involved with Kabuki feel it. 1059 01:21:55,201 --> 01:22:00,332 This sort of eruption from inside that gives you goose bumps. 1060 01:22:00,415 --> 01:22:04,794 You get it, right? It's hard to describe with words. 1061 01:22:04,878 --> 01:22:09,466 Like, when I leapt down from up top, 1062 01:22:09,549 --> 01:22:12,719 or slam my foot forward, it hurts. 1063 01:22:12,802 --> 01:22:19,059 And I'm not used to it, so my feet were aching all over. 1064 01:22:19,726 --> 01:22:22,812 -But you forget all that when it starts. -You do. 1065 01:22:22,896 --> 01:22:26,524 -Seriously. -So I end up going full force with it. 1066 01:22:27,108 --> 01:22:29,569 -I get it. That feeling. -I was like, "What is this?!" 1067 01:22:29,653 --> 01:22:33,031 With that music and atmosphere, the adrenaline… 1068 01:22:33,114 --> 01:22:36,952 it all just erupts from inside and propels you. 1069 01:22:37,035 --> 01:22:38,954 I fell more in love with Kabuki. 1070 01:22:39,037 --> 01:22:41,873 That's really good to hear. 1071 01:22:41,957 --> 01:22:47,253 It made me appreciate Japan. Where I come from. 1072 01:22:47,337 --> 01:22:52,050 All the other Kabuki actors, not just you, 1073 01:22:52,133 --> 01:22:56,846 but the people who've passed the art form down across the centuries. 1074 01:22:57,430 --> 01:22:59,349 I felt a sense of pride. 1075 01:22:59,432 --> 01:23:01,810 Wow. You're hooked. 1076 01:23:01,893 --> 01:23:06,690 That's what we try to convey to young people today. 1077 01:23:07,732 --> 01:23:11,778 We try to let them experience that feeling. 1078 01:23:13,113 --> 01:23:15,198 That's what we want. 1079 01:23:15,865 --> 01:23:19,995 Somebody decided to exit the stage like that. 1080 01:23:20,078 --> 01:23:21,121 Exactly. 1081 01:23:21,204 --> 01:23:25,208 Centuries ago, someone came up with it. 1082 01:23:25,291 --> 01:23:26,292 Right. 1083 01:23:26,376 --> 01:23:28,586 This whole experience… 1084 01:23:29,295 --> 01:23:34,092 being given the opportunity to do Kabuki… 1085 01:23:34,175 --> 01:23:37,512 it's given me my next goal. 1086 01:23:38,388 --> 01:23:40,432 I found… 1087 01:23:40,515 --> 01:23:42,058 TOMA'S NEXT GOAL 1088 01:23:42,142 --> 01:23:43,101 …my next ambition. 1089 01:23:43,977 --> 01:23:45,854 What I want to do. 1090 01:23:46,438 --> 01:23:47,689 For example? 1091 01:23:48,189 --> 01:23:52,318 I know people are going to think I'm crazy but… 1092 01:23:52,402 --> 01:23:54,070 -I want… -Hold it! 1093 01:23:54,779 --> 01:23:55,864 Don't. 1094 01:23:57,240 --> 01:23:58,825 Don't say it. 1095 01:23:59,993 --> 01:24:02,954 -You almost did, but don't say it. -Don't say it? 1096 01:24:03,038 --> 01:24:06,916 Keep that inside. That should be private. 1097 01:24:07,000 --> 01:24:08,084 -As an ambition… -I want to do… 1098 01:24:08,168 --> 01:24:10,003 Stop! Don't. 1099 01:24:10,628 --> 01:24:12,505 Don't finish that. 1100 01:24:12,589 --> 01:24:13,673 This is… 1101 01:24:13,757 --> 01:24:15,467 -Keep it inside? -Inside. 1102 01:24:15,550 --> 01:24:19,763 Until now, and I'm not trying to brag… 1103 01:24:19,846 --> 01:24:26,352 I've successfully done everything I've set out to do. 1104 01:24:26,436 --> 01:24:28,229 I never told anyone. 1105 01:24:28,313 --> 01:24:31,274 You did it by not telling anyone. 1106 01:24:31,357 --> 01:24:35,779 What you almost said right there 1107 01:24:35,862 --> 01:24:39,157 is something I really want to make happen. 1108 01:24:40,158 --> 01:24:43,495 So just take it slow. 1109 01:24:43,995 --> 01:24:47,832 I want us to take our time and make it happen. 1110 01:25:17,987 --> 01:25:18,822 Come on! 1111 01:25:18,905 --> 01:25:21,116 I've known him since he was 13. 1112 01:25:21,199 --> 01:25:22,659 He was always talented! 1113 01:25:24,285 --> 01:25:26,704 -I'm glad you didn't become an idol. -Stop that. 1114 01:25:27,580 --> 01:25:32,377 If he can go this far then he can do more. 1115 01:25:32,460 --> 01:25:36,548 He was very modest about the whole thing, 1116 01:25:36,631 --> 01:25:41,928 but he always managed to do it. 1117 01:25:42,011 --> 01:25:48,434 He was like a samurai warrior, never giving up and challenging himself. 1118 01:25:48,518 --> 01:25:52,564 That sort of rock-and-roll aspect of him was very impressive. 1119 01:25:53,398 --> 01:25:55,358 Well, I was really amazed. 1120 01:25:55,441 --> 01:26:00,572 I admired his stance of constantly trying to learn. 1121 01:26:00,655 --> 01:26:04,826 He approached Kabuki acting with great respect. 1122 01:26:04,909 --> 01:26:09,205 I really appreciated that about him. 1123 01:26:10,540 --> 01:26:12,167 Toma was… 1124 01:26:12,250 --> 01:26:16,254 He was also always so positive working with everyone. 1125 01:26:16,337 --> 01:26:17,964 Almost like an after-school club, 1126 01:26:18,047 --> 01:26:22,343 working with him and making this all come together… 1127 01:26:22,427 --> 01:26:25,930 I really felt that from him. 1128 01:26:26,931 --> 01:26:28,808 I was admittedly worried at first. 1129 01:26:28,892 --> 01:26:34,480 But getting to know him, he's a really good person. 1130 01:26:34,981 --> 01:26:38,651 He stood up with other Kabuki actors. 1131 01:26:39,277 --> 01:26:42,572 He gave us a different kind of energy. 1132 01:26:44,407 --> 01:26:50,121 I found, or rather, was given my next goal from everyone. 1133 01:26:51,247 --> 01:26:52,916 I'll work towards that. 1134 01:26:53,666 --> 01:26:55,710 -Thank you! -Thank you! 1135 01:26:55,793 --> 01:26:58,129 There! Good job! 1136 01:26:58,213 --> 01:26:59,464 Well done! 1137 01:26:59,547 --> 01:27:00,924 Thank you so much. 1138 01:27:03,343 --> 01:27:04,761 There, there. 1139 01:27:04,844 --> 01:27:07,138 We're finally done. 1140 01:27:07,680 --> 01:27:09,891 -Yes we are. -What a relief. 1141 01:27:09,974 --> 01:27:10,850 Right? 1142 01:27:14,812 --> 01:27:16,314 You know… 1143 01:27:20,276 --> 01:27:24,405 It really is important to challenge yourself. 1144 01:27:26,574 --> 01:27:29,327 It turned my life upside-down. 1145 01:27:30,495 --> 01:27:31,621 Kabuki did. 1146 01:27:32,121 --> 01:27:35,875 I never knew it was so exciting. 1147 01:27:38,086 --> 01:27:39,712 I did not expect that. 1148 01:27:41,506 --> 01:27:45,176 Subtitle translation by: Toshihisa Nakamura