Byakko-sha: The Secret Behind Their International Success

Overview

An episode of NHK’s "ETV8 Culture Journal" featuring Byakko-sha, with its founder Isamu Osuka as a guest, exploring the secret behind the group’s popularity. The programme highlights Osuka’s wide-ranging activities, including "PARCO Super School: The Byakko-sha World", "Byakko-sha Tokyo Performance: The Skylark and the Lying Buddha" (Korakuen Ice Palace), "Miracle Report" video, tour of Indonesia, and summer gassyuku [intensive training camp] in Kumano. Impressions of the Tokyo performance are shared by Nagisa Oshima, Shinbo Minami, Françoise Moréchand and others who attended, along with general audience feedback.

Details

Title

Byakko-sha: The Secret Behind Their International Success

Performance creator(s)

Byakko-sha

Performance date(s)

Broadcasted on 25 July 1986

Performer(s) and staff

Host: Hiroshi Takada, Taeko Ishii
Guest: Isamu Osuka

Genre

Butoh