Danse du Jour

[shanmonster]

I think this clip is both unusual and excellent. It's a tap performance, choreographed by The Stripes, used in the finale of Takeshi Kitano's Zatoichi. It's not every day I get to see taiko drumming paired with a huge tap sequence done in kimonos and Mugen slippers.

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Comments

[sasha-khan.livejournal.com]

Shan - All I'm getting is a vid of a black cat eating a zuchinni...

Buh?

[sasha-khan.livejournal.com]

Working now. weird

[lizreay.livejournal.com]

I love that movie!!!! Well worth checking out the whole thing. There are a few geisha dance solos that are absolutely lovely.

[miraba.livejournal.com]

If you haven't seen the movie yet, you should. There are two percussion interludes done by carpenters and farmers.

[sarcasm-hime.livejournal.com]

This movie is FABULOUS. I need to get it on DVD...loved the playful use of percussion and the dancing. XD

BTW 'Mugen slippers' isn't actually a name of anything, the commenter was merely referring to the shoes worn by a character named Mugen in the anime 'Samurai Champloo'. The shoes in the clip look like modified geta (traditional wooden clogs), designed to be tap-friendly.

[firelie.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I hadn't quite gotten my fill of random yet today.