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AKOYA

原題
阿古屋
Original Title
AKOYA (THE COURTESAN AKOYA)
Production Year
2017
Running Time
93min
Genre
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Director
Cast
Bando Tamasaburo,
Bando Hikosaburo,
Onoe Kikunosuke

Synopsis
Defeated Samurai commander Kagekiyo vanishes and is searched for by the victorious Genji clan. Courtesan Akoya, Kagekiyo’s lover, is arrested and interrogated to learn the hideout of Kagekiyo. The interrogator confronts Akoya with an emotionally, sophisticatedly elevated way of torture to pull out the truth from this dedicated lover; instead of violence or pain, three music instruments are used to hear the clarity in tones as a reflection of the honesty of her mind. Actually playing three instruments onstage, plus singing, Tamasaburo realizes magnificently one of the most challenging Kabuki female roles.