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Sachiyo Ito & Company dance to "Sakura," the name of the old Japanese song that accompanies it. Sakura means cherry blossom, and is a favorite flower of the Japanese people. Choreographed by Sachiyo Ito to traditional koto music, this dance celebrates the beautiful cherry blossoms. The fans used in the dance represent flower petals blown by the spring breeze.
Sachiyo Ito performs the Kabuki dance called Fuji Musume, or Wisteria Maiden. This Kabuki dance was originally staged in 1826. The maiden represents the spirit of Wisteria flowers.
Sachiyo Ito performs the Kabuki dance called Fuji Musume, or Wisteria Maiden. This Kabuki dance was originally staged in 1826. The maiden represents the spirit of Wisteria flowers.
Sachiyo Ito performs the Kabuki dance called Fuji Musume, or Wisteria Maiden. This Kabuki dance was originally staged in 1826. The maiden represents the spirit of Wisteria flowers.
Sachiyo Ito performs Mitsumen Komori (first segment). This Kabuki Dance was originally staged in 1829. A nursemaid is on her way home from a shrine festival, carrying a baby, and also three masks tied to a branch, which she bought at a festival. As it is such a beautiful spring day, she decides to play under the full-blown cherry blossoms. After putting the baby to sleep, she collects flower petals and enjoys bouncing a ball. ...
Sachiyo Ito performs Mitsumen Komori (second segment). ... But the baby starts to cry. She tries to lull the crying baby to sleep with a story of Okame. Okame is a young girl who performs a dance with a bell for a shrine festival. She encounters Ebisu, the god of good fortune, who in high spirits with wine makes an overture. ...
Sachiyo Ito performs Mitsumen Komori (final segment). ... Okame and Ebisu fight after she tells him she is marrying someone else. Meanwhile, at a nearby shrine, Okames other suitor Hyottoko, a happy man, prays that his love for Okame is fulfilled.
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