Kabuki Theater, Musume Dojoji (娘道成寺), The daughter at Dojo Temple (Kataoka Takao & Bando Tamasaburo)

Musume Dojoji is a Kabuki play, telling the story of a young woman whose pangs of love turns her into a vengeful serpent spirit. Kabuki is the best known classical Japanese theatre genre, it combines music, drama, and dance. The first Kabuki performance of Musume Dojoji, an adaptation of a Noh play, debuted in Edo (Tokyo), 1744. Main roles: Kataoka Takao (b 1944) / Kataoka Nizaemon XV 十五代目 片岡仁左衛門 Bando Tamasaburo V (b 1950) / Godaime Bandō Tamasaburō 五代目 坂東 玉三郎 TV recording: 1993 PLAYLIST - Theatre and more: