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The Path of Kumiodori - A Monkey Lured Him To Stage, It Taught Him To Love Dance // Viddsee.com

Viddsee · Japan · Documentary / Fantasy · 20 min · 18K views

An Okinawan museum worker devotes every spare hour to the traditional Ryukyu dance-drama Kumiodori, and his son, long lonely in his absence, decides to follow him onto the stage.

A gentle portrait of an ancient art passed from father to son, touched by a playful theatre spirit.

Museum worker Takeshi Kamiya manages to find time every day to practice the traditional Ryukyu art of "Kumiodori" and shows the path of the artist as he works and performs on stage.

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