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KITSUNE - Bewitched by a Fox Spirit Posted by: rowmuse
Video duration: 409 seconds Look what the fox spirit did to me! In Japan, the fox is a legendary creature with supernatural powers for doing both good and evil. Able to transform into human shape (typically that of a bewitching woman), and to hear and see all secrets of humankind. Related: bald, bewitched, fox, girl, head, japan, jazz, news, piano, randy, renetto, roger, rowmuse, scissors, shave, spirit, walch, weston |
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A Japanese Bath House Posted by: rowmuse
Video duration: 368 seconds Have a look at a traditional bath house in rural Japan. The Yuya Hot Springs (Yuya Onsen) in Shinshiro have a 1,200-year history. The waters are believed to cure many ailments. The architecture of the wooden bath house is splendid and full of details - it breathes Japanese history and tradition. Pay special attention to the glass etched door showing a beautiful half-naked, bathing woman. Related: architecture, bath, girl, hot, house, japan, japanese, naked, onsen, roger, rowmuse, shinshiro, showa, spring, walch, wooden, yuya |
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Butoh Dance Performance in Japan Posted by: rowmuse
Video duration: 205 seconds Part of Swiss Butoh dancer Imre Thormann's performance at Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine in Shiga (Japan) in summer 2006. The live music is by Swiss jazz pianist Nik Baertsch and his band "Mobile". Related: baertsch, butoh, dance, hiyoshi, imre, japan, jazz, mobile, nik, roger, rowmuse, shiga, shrine, swiss, taisha, thormann, walch |
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Spectacular Japanese Firework Celebration Posted by: rowmuse
Video duration: 366 seconds The traditional handheld firework in Japan's Mikawa-region is called "Tedsutsu Hanabi" and is quite spectacular. The film was shot in Shinshiro-city (Aichi prefecture). Homepage: http://www.city.shin shiro.aichi.jp/ Related: aichi, anime, firework, hanabi, hendheld, japan, japanese, manga, mikawa, night, otaku, roger, rowmuse, shinshiro, tedsutsu, walch |
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Shakuhachi and Piano - a fascinating combination Posted by: rowmuse
Video duration: 337 seconds Buy the CD here: http://web.mac.co m/rowmuse/Shakuhachi _Piano/Shop.html Part of a duo concert we played in Nara the other day. Shakuhachi: Taro Matsumoto, Piano: Roger Walch. The title of the tune is "Noeud de Lune" (composed by Roger Walch). Many thanks to Nara TV for the footage! Related: bamboo, concert, flute, japan, jazz, kyoto, matsumoto, music, nara, piano, roger, rowmuse, shakuhachi, taro, walch |
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7/8 Rhythm and awesome Drum Solo - Jam Session in Japan 2 Posted by: rowmuse
Video duration: 598 seconds Swiss drummer Peter Haas and Roger Walch jam during Roger's exhibition at Gallery Weissraum in Kyoto (Japan) - Part II. Related: 78, drums, exhibition, funk, gallery, haas, jam, japan, jazz, keyboards, kyoto, nana, peter, piano, roger, rowmuse, session, solo, walch |
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Mobile Tea Ceremony Posted by: rowmuse
Video duration: 529 seconds "Irasshaimase": Swiss born artist Markuz Wernli Saito performs a mobile tea ceremony at Kyoto station, Japan. This mobile tea party is only one event in a series of relational art titled: "At your Service, Creative Treatments for the Urban Public". More at: www.momentarium.org. Video published in the rowmuse art video series. Alse see: www.rowmuse.com. Related: ceremony, japan, kyoto, markuz, momentarium, party, roger, rowmuse, sado, saito, station, tea, walch, wernli |
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Teahouse of a Homeless Prince Posted by: rowmuse
Video duration: 454 seconds Installation by German artist Jan Klopfleisch in Kyoto, Japan. A rowmuse art video (directed by Roger Walch), music by Roger Walch and Taro Matsumoto. Related: 2006, art, box, cardboard, homeless, installation, jan, japan, klopfleisch, kyoto, prince, roger, rowmuse, teahouse, walch |
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English Class and Breakdance in Japan Posted by: rowmuse
Video duration: 117 seconds Funny Japan: Watch some English class scenes, including two breakdance performances by the students. Related: breakdance, class, english, hip, hop, japan, roger, rowmuse, school, university, walch, yuwaku |
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Horaiji Temple (Japan) Posted by: rowmuse
Video duration: 398 seconds Horaiji Temple is situated on Mount Horai in Shinshiro city (Aichi prefecture, Japan). This buddhist temple was founded in 703. On its premises there is also one of the three most beautiful Toshogu Shrines of Japan (built in 1652 by Tokugawa Iemitsu). Wild nature surrounds the temple and shrine buildings. It is a beautiful and solemn place. The shakuhachi music is played by Taro Matsumoto. Related: aichi, buddhism, horai, horaiji, japan, niomon, roger, rowmuse, shakuhachi, shinshiro, shinto, shrine, temple, tokugawa, toshogu, walch |
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Tea Ceremony of the Ghosts and Demons Posted by: rowmuse
Video duration: 109 seconds Excerpt from my short-film "Yuwaku 1": Japanese ghosts and demons are holding a tea ceremony in the middle of the forest. Related: ceremony, demons, forest, ghosts, japan, japanese, kyoto, roger, rowmuse, tea, walch, yuwaku |
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Dance on the Street (Rojo no Mai) Posted by: rowmuse
Video duration: 99 seconds A Japanese girl dressed in a kimono performs a a dreamlike Japanese buyo-dance in the middle of Osakas busiest street, with cars and buses driving by in close distance. This video expresses the dilemma of contemporary Japan. Its ancient traditions have become like sinking islands in a recent flood of modernization. Video work by Roger Walch (www.rowmuse.com). Related: art, bus, car, dance, filmmaking, girl, japan, kimono, movie, osaka, roger, rowmuse, street, video, walch |
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Odd Piano Concert in Japan Posted by: rowmuse
Video duration: 170 seconds Ping Pong Balls hopping in a grand piano and a miniature camera attached to the forearm of the piano player. A Piano Concert of a special kind at the "Fete de la Musique au Japon" in Osaka - not without a touch of self-irony. Excerpt from the music-film "Am I nervous?" by Roger Walch (www.rowmuse.com) Related: concert, film, japan, jazz, music, osaka, piano, roger, rowmuse, walch |
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Cinema Nostalgia Posted by: rowmuse
Video duration: 143 seconds Altered images and the sound of an old 35mm projector (Bauer B12) pay homage to the good old days of the Motion Picture. Related: 35mm, art, b12, bauer, cinema, film, nostalgia, projector, rowmuse |
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Japanese Girls Play Finger Games Posted by: rowmuse
Video duration: 89 seconds Two Japanese girls play finger games in a local restaurant in Kyoto and show off their cute new gloves. I call this video "Japanese Glovology". Related: anime, finger, games, girls, glove, japan, japanese, kawaii, kyoto, manga, moe, otaku, play, roger, rowmuse, walch |
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Play it fast! - Jam Session in Japan Posted by: rowmuse
Video duration: 235 seconds Swiss drummer Peter Haas (Krokus, Coroner, Mekong Delta etc.) and Keyboarder Roger Walch jam at Gallery Weissraum in Kyoto (Japan) on the occasion of Roger's video exhibition in July 2006. Related: art, drums, exhibition, gallery, haas, jam, japan, jazz, keyboards, kyoto, nashinoki, peter, piano, roger, rowmuse, session, video, walch |
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How the Japanese see Switzerland Posted by: rowmuse
Video duration: 51 seconds Short statements of Japanese people about their image of Switzerland. Subtitles are in German. Related: japan, japanese, roger, rowmuse, statement, swiss, switzerland, walch |
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Arabian Nights in Kyoto Posted by: rowmuse
Video duration: 72 seconds Very late at night in a local bar in Kyoto: Smoking a water pipe is not that easy... Low res video, but quite funny. Related: arabian, bar, fire, girl, japan, kyoto, nights, pipe, rowmuse, shisha, smoke, water |
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Butoh Dancer Shoichi Fukushi Posted by: rowmuse
Video duration: 149 seconds Aomori born Shoichi Fukushi started with Butoh after having seen Tatsumi Hijikata dance. That "shocking" and "eye opening" experience would change his life forever. Fukushi is well known in his native Northern Japan and has performed all over the world. Related: aomori, art, butoh, dance, fukushi, hijikata, roger, rowmuse, seiryuji, shoichi, tatsumi, temple, walch |
