Drumming from Screen to Stage
Ondekoza'sŌdaikoand the Reimaging of Japanese Taiko
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3665036 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shawn Bender (Dickinson College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 843-867 |
| Publication date | 2010-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9118 • E-ISSN: 1752-0401 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0021911810001531 |
| OpenAlex | W2126185862 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 18 |
In a performance ofŌdaiko,arguably the most iconic and widely performed piece in Japanese taiko drumming, a loincloth-clad man pounds furiously on a huge Japanese drum to the point of near exhaustion. Although this piece often is assumed to descend from Japan's rich heritage of folk drumming, this article argues instead thatŌdaikowas inspired by a fictional representation of festival drumming in the mid-century Japanese filmThe Rickshaw Man (Muhōmatsu no isshō).In addition, the revealing clothing worn in the performance derives not from Japanese custom but from the input of the French designer Pierre Cardin. Tracing the emergence ofŌdaikoin the influential taiko ensemble Ondekoza, this article sheds light on the potent mixture of folkloric instrumentation and modern sensibility that distinguishes contemporary taiko drumming
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Clothing · Drum · Folklore · Literature · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics) · Sensibility · Visual arts · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Cinema and Media Studies · History · Japanese History and Culture · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |