This is a Tokiwazu Buyo, (dance performed to Tokiwazu music). Its common name is "Sekinoto." Only this Buyo part, from the last scene of the long work called "Junihitoe komachizakura," remains.
In the first half of this work, the stage shows the snow-covered Osaka no seki (barrier) where komachizakura (cherry blossoms) are proudly blooming. Yoshimine Munesada lives near the seki, and his lover Komachihime visits him. Komachihime is suspicious of Sekibe, the sekimori (barrier guard). In the second half of the play, the characters reveal their true identities. Sekibe is actually Otomo Kuronushi, a great villain plotting to take over the whole country, and the courtesan Sumizome is the spirit of the komachizakura. They battle each other. In many cases, the 2 roles, Komachihime and Sumizome, are performed by a single Onnagata actor.
In the first half of this work, the stage shows the snow-covered Osaka no seki (barrier) where komachizakura (cherry blossoms) are proudly blooming. Yoshimine Munesada lives near the seki, and his lover Komachihime visits him. Komachihime is suspicious of Sekibe, the sekimori (barrier guard). In the second half of the play, the characters reveal their true identities. Sekibe is actually Otomo Kuronushi, a great villain plotting to take over the whole country, and the courtesan Sumizome is the spirit of the komachizakura. They battle each other. In many cases, the 2 roles, Komachihime and Sumizome, are performed by a single Onnagata actor.
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Miarawashi is the dramatic technique of clearly revealing one's true identity by oneself after the origin and social status hiding it are seen through. In many cases, the "Bukkaeri" mechanism is used for an instantaneous change of costume to visually express the true character being exposed. This work is a rare case in that not only does Kuronushi reveal his true character, but the courtesan Sumizome also exposes her true identity as the spirit of Komachizakura.
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