From: Grego <grego-AT-gregoland.com>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 11:56:53 +0900
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: [Puptcrit] Where do you draw a line? Can you?



On May 17, 2007, at 1:25 AM, Andrew wrote:
> ,
> I blogged about a Japanese video today at
> http://puppetvision.blogspot.com/2007/05/bunraku-style-skeleton- 
> puppet-dance.htmlthat
> has a lot of technical mistakes in it, but is still a whole lot of  
> fun...

Thanks Andrew.
For those who couldn't make that link work, just delete the "that"  
from the end of the link and enjoy.
Or see the skeleton clip and more like it at http://www.youtube.com/ 
results?search_query=Kasou+Taishou&search=Search
The same results come up if you got to youtube and search "Kasou  
Taishou". That's the name of the bianual tv show that brought us  
"Matrix Ping Pong" and so many other amazing illusion-based skits.  
Similar to "Ping Pong" in style and hilarity is one on that page  
called "The Reason She Got Mad At Me".

The blog link correctly identifies Morning Musume, the group that did  
the skeleton dance, as a massively popular adolescent idol sing/dance  
pop group, big biz pro. But virtually all of the other Kasou Taishou  
performers are consummate amateurs. Families, school classes, office  
buddies, etc.
  The most recent Kasou Taishou was on tv last week. I've been  
haunting their website, waiting for them to post the most recent  
winners, so I could send the link here. Those are still not up on the  
official site, (pirates apparently beat them to it on youtube), but  
clips of older skits are there:
http://www.ntv.co.jp/kasoh/past_movie/index.html

-Grego


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