Posted on 07/19/2024 12:18:02 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows
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Good to see and hear your latest audio/video. And it's great to see a FReeper producing music and giving us a little diversion from the tension of politics-watching.
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I'm curious to hear what you think of the introductory audio/video (2:45 minutes long) being played before each weekly episode of NHK's 2024 epic docu-drama on free television across Japan.
These Taiga Drama epics ("taiga" means Big River as in following the stream of a person's life) have been produced every year since 1963 and the production values are impressive.
Consider their huge annual cost. Each epic runs for 50 weekly episodes of the year on Sundays at 8:00 PM. The episodes run 45 minutes with no commercial interruption. Plus scores of Japan's finest actors and actresses participate.
About half the epics are about a person in the samurai age. The rest feature other famous historical people (or a relative/friend of the famous person.)
This year's Taiga Drama is called Dear Radiance and is a story of nobility in Kyoto around the year 1000 AD. It's based on Japan's first novel, The Tale of Genji, written in that time. Japan had only about 7 million people then, and its scholarly heritage and writing derived from China with its Kanji-based language.
One of the innovations of this ancient Kyoto period was the invention of a new, uniquely Japanese syllabary and cursive alphabet, Hiragana.
The ladies of the Kyoto played a key role in developing Hiragana as they sent calligraphic personal letters back and forth to each other. And apparently a lot of romance was part of the era.
The AV clip I linked to above plays up the artistic culture of the Heian Period of Japan which Kyoto led. Interested to hear your perspective on it, Hopalong. Cheers.
Glad you liked.
Musically, the piece you linked is an interesting mix of styles. I caught classical with some Japanese elements and possibly some jazz influence. Reminds me quite a bit of Gershwin‘s “Rhapsody in Blue.“
With regard to the video elements, all I can say is that they have a bigger budget than I do.
Go to Kyoto.
The romance is still happening to this day, and believe me, the women are in complete control.
The American in Paris composer, I read that Gershwin was influenced by jazz and he lived in France for some time. Died at the age of 40 -- a full life, but a short one.
Which brings me to Claude Debussy who I believe was another influencer of the Japanese piece. The Girl with the Flaxen Hair has the "Impressionist" mood I think the Japanese composer wanted to create.
Actually your choice of video accompaniment to your composition is often excellent.
As far as Japanese female beauties go, well the major allure for me is the slender and demure type. And yes, my Japanese wife is very much in control, but I'm a better man because of it :-)
Passing through North Carolina one time I saw the famous "Footprints" poster. And it's true: Jesus DID carry me over the sands when times got tough. But when the Lord got tired, that's when my wife picked up the load :-)
You are lucky man. Japanese women all have a spark of the Kami in them.Its ike a jewel if you can see it.But today it can be obscured by materialism.
I hope you have a chance someday to attend Ise Jingu, and go the the Kagruraden Hall , you have to sign up for that. Your wife will know what to do to have your names entered into a petition for blessing by Amaterasu Omi Kami.Few know about it even in Japan, its not advertised but there is a set of kiosks where you can sign up and it costs about 70 dollars US.Well worth it....my family received a blessing that continues to this day, I was there about 15 years ago.
And it sounds like you are connected to that potential from what you say about the femonine principle of Japan.It is very precious and rare in this world today.
I think you’re right re Debussy. Thanks for the kind words about my videos.
Intriguing in a 1969 sort of way. Thank you!
Groovy!
Hey Candor7,
OK you’ve convinced me that the Ise Jingu should be on our bucket list. I’ll check with the boss to find out when we can go. But right now, Himeji Castle, is the place that has me intrigued.
Is there any literature on the “feminine principle of Japan”? You have aroused my curiosity.
Google search doesn’t understand those words and points me to sites that talk about feminism, but I don’t think that’s what you mean. Cheers.
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