Comments on: General Douglas MacArthur As You’ve Never Seen Him Before! http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/12/15/general-douglas-macarthur-as-youve-never-seen-him-before/ Japan News Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:58:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The theatre - my favourite place in Japan | 世論 What Japan Thinks http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/12/15/general-douglas-macarthur-as-youve-never-seen-him-before/comment-page-1/#comment-319330 The theatre - my favourite place in Japan | 世論 What Japan Thinks Fri, 22 May 2009 16:05:34 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=3399#comment-319330 [...] place in Japan is the theatre, and you can find me there about once a month, most often at Takarazuka. However, over the Golden Week holidays at the start of May I managed to experience the other side [...] [...] place in Japan is the theatre, and you can find me there about once a month, most often at Takarazuka. However, over the Golden Week holidays at the start of May I managed to experience the other side [...]

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]]> By: Ohtori Tsuki http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/12/15/general-douglas-macarthur-as-youve-never-seen-him-before/comment-page-1/#comment-144479 Ohtori Tsuki Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:08:48 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=3399#comment-144479 I've seen it. This was actually my fourth Takarazuka show since being here, and I can't say that it was my favourite. The plot was hard to follow, and there really wasn't much in the way of singing or dancing. What *was* good, though, was the revue (after intermission, the play described above and on the poster comprises the first half of the program). The revue, as the name implies, has only the most basic premise ('a journey of love' I believe) and is basically a bunch of brightly-costumed dance sequences with very elaborate scenery. I guess that Takarazuka isn't for everyone, if you can't take things with a grain of salt or just enjoy the fact that MacArthur is being played by a 5'7"-ish Japanese woman then it's definitely not for you. But, if you like camp and gender-bending then it's a lot of fun. I’ve seen it. This was actually my fourth Takarazuka show since being here, and I can’t say that it was my favourite. The plot was hard to follow, and there really wasn’t much in the way of singing or dancing. What *was* good, though, was the revue (after intermission, the play described above and on the poster comprises the first half of the program). The revue, as the name implies, has only the most basic premise (‘a journey of love’ I believe) and is basically a bunch of brightly-costumed dance sequences with very elaborate scenery.
I guess that Takarazuka isn’t for everyone, if you can’t take things with a grain of salt or just enjoy the fact that MacArthur is being played by a 5′7″-ish Japanese woman then it’s definitely not for you. But, if you like camp and gender-bending then it’s a lot of fun.

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]]> By: Slim http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/12/15/general-douglas-macarthur-as-youve-never-seen-him-before/comment-page-1/#comment-123343 Slim Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:20:21 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=3399#comment-123343 aaw, well takarazuka is something special. i went there ( under the threats of physical violence) for the phantom of the opera. in germany the phantom is a real guy with a masculine voice and the titletheme is quite :"woooow" you know? and it was totally awkward seeing this all-female troupe singing and dancing and fighting and crying and saying " i will never leave you my muse, for my honour as a man shall be put on the line!" anyway, kinda experience,i guess. being the only guy in a theater with only women on stage, women in the foyer, women in the audience. but the gentlemen´s toilet was daaaaamn conmfortable aaw, well
takarazuka is something special.
i went there ( under the threats of physical violence) for the phantom of the opera.
in germany the phantom is a real guy with a masculine voice and the titletheme is quite :”woooow” you know?
and it was totally awkward seeing this all-female troupe singing and dancing and fighting and crying and saying ” i will never leave you my muse, for my honour as a man shall be put on the line!”

anyway, kinda experience,i guess. being the only guy in a theater with only women on stage, women in the foyer, women in the audience.
but the gentlemen´s toilet was daaaaamn conmfortable

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]]> By: David http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/12/15/general-douglas-macarthur-as-youve-never-seen-him-before/comment-page-1/#comment-115131 David Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:42:52 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=3399#comment-115131 Ahh... the glory of riding Hankyu. Ahh… the glory of riding Hankyu.

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]]> By: Ken Y-N http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/12/15/general-douglas-macarthur-as-youve-never-seen-him-before/comment-page-1/#comment-114386 Ken Y-N Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:00:11 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=3399#comment-114386 shazzb0t, no it's not a big old les fantasy world. Well, it is to Western feminists, but they get it wrong. But I'm a fan, myself, and I'm also biased for other reasons... Wifey will probably end up grabbing tickets for this one, though. shazzb0t, no it’s not a big old les fantasy world. Well, it is to Western feminists, but they get it wrong.

But I’m a fan, myself, and I’m also biased for other reasons… Wifey will probably end up grabbing tickets for this one, though.

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]]> By: shazzb0t http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/12/15/general-douglas-macarthur-as-youve-never-seen-him-before/comment-page-1/#comment-114354 shazzb0t Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:57:16 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=3399#comment-114354 Its really not that great. I've seen one of their shows in person. Think really campy Japanese versions of Broadway musicials with an all female cast, half of which look like Ziggy Stardust. Feminist scholars eat the shit up because of course there are no men involved and its basically one big old lesbian fantasy world. Its really not that great. I’ve seen one of their shows in person. Think really campy Japanese versions of Broadway musicials with an all female cast, half of which look like Ziggy Stardust.

Feminist scholars eat the shit up because of course there are no men involved and its basically one big old lesbian fantasy world.

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]]> By: annie http://www.japanprobe.com/2007/12/15/general-douglas-macarthur-as-youve-never-seen-him-before/comment-page-1/#comment-113928 annie Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:34:18 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=3399#comment-113928 Even after reading the summary, I still don't know the storyline. I heard about the all-female troupe awhile ago. I think they are very interesting. Even after reading the summary, I still don’t know the storyline. I heard about the all-female troupe awhile ago. I think they are very interesting.

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