Japanese Fiddler on the Roof
Loved it Also loved ...
Loved it Also loved the fact that the Hebrew heritage is more common to us all that most non-Hebrews realize
Wow!! I don't ...
Wow!! I don't understand but I was singing along in English!!! Great job! Really cool to see!
Let me sing you the ...
Let me sing you the song of my people.
THIS IS SOOOO ...
THIS IS SOOOO ADORABLE!
IT MAY BE FULL ...
IT MAY BE FULL REHERARSAL. PROTAGONIST'S NAME IS MASACHIKA ICHIKAWA,FAMOUS ACTOR IN JAPAN. (AND HIS WIFE IS MORE FAMOUS) AND THERE ARE SOME FAMOUS ACTORS AND ACTRESSESS.
A good story is ...
A good story is timeless, no matter what language it's performed in........
I love this. It's ...
I love this. It's theatre, culture, TRADITION! and religion. And that it transcends so much it actually brings up closer together. L'Chaim!
OY VEY BANZAI
OY VEY BANZAI
I hear that Japan ...
I hear that Japan holds this in high regard, especially the elders. I guess the idea of a slowly dying tradition rings home for them.
it is the Tradition ...
it is the Tradition song!!! cool shit!
The only way this ...
The only way this could be more fucked up, is if it was an anime.
Just amazing!
Just amazing!
haha jap juice :D
haha jap juice :D
This is a rehearsal ...
This is a rehearsal. Does anyone know what theater this is? Is the video of the actual performance available?
even though i don't ...
even though i don't understand japanese i knew what was generally going on, and thoroughly enjoyed this. i love the japanese gestures and movements--they gave a nice touch to the scene
Interesting, but ...
Interesting, but their Tevye fails at the Official Tevye Shimmy.
It was set in ...
It was set in tsarist russia, around 1904, but I can see why that can be confused, as the pogroms that evicted the hews are similar to what happened in WWII.
I agree. There are ...
I agree. There are universal elements that most people can identify with. Once we walk away from our traditions, it gets harder to deal with life. Traditions help ease the way for us.
yes i did realize ...
yes i did realize that... Although it is set in a Jewish Shtetal, which is a Jewish community in the Europe
Fiddler is not ...
Fiddler is not based on a single story. It is from a collection of stories by Sholom Aleichem (sp?) about Tevya the Dairyman. They were written over years. I think this is a charming video. The stories are timeless the themes are culturally transferrable and the characters are so easy to identify with.
the story was ...
the story was written way before ww2 -- in 1894. the musical is supposed to take place in 1905.
i guess u could be ...
i guess u could be right.
I happen to know ...
I happen to know all that, thank you. But I say there is nothing in the story that a Japanese audience can't identify with. That's why I say the story might be Japanese as well as Jewish. Just about any culture could tell a similar story.
this is actually a ...
this is actually a jewish story of families living in russia during ww2(why the guy is wearing tzitzit^_^ they are also living in a shtetal (jewish settlement type place in Europe)
Education, hard ...
Education, hard work, respect for parents, respect for tradition. Are Japanese Jewish, or ar Jews Japanese?