Otoko Sengoku Performance

Isamu Osuka

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Video ID number: V00704
Recording date: 13 August 1987

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The inaugural show of the “Kurando Group,” a project by Komatsuya, a long-established Kyoto kimono manufacturer known for its bold and distinctive designs. The event was held outdoors at the entrance of the Kyoto International Conference Center and, despite being hit by a thunderstorm on the day, proceeded without incident. Male dancers from Byakko-sha performed wearing "16th-century howling men’s costumes" made from kimono fabric. An advertisement for "Kurando" published in Byakko-sha’s newsletter states: "Kurando is, in fact, a private brand created in defiance of ____."

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Title: Otoko Sengoku Performance
Performance creator(s): Byakko-sha
Direction/Choreography: Composition and Direction: Isamu Osuka
Venue: Kyoto International Conference Center
Performance date(s): 13 August 1987
Performer(s) and staff: Performers: Norikazu Sato, Ikki Taoka, Torio Nogi, Naruhiko Kadowa, Hideki Nakazato, Yoichi Mori
Live Music: Kaze no Kai
Planning: Gonpachi Yuge
Costume Design: KURANDO