Miura Kikuna’s Ameya Dance

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1972

12 minutes

Summary

Located on Kanagawa Prefecture’s Miura Peninsula, Kikuna bustles with beachgoers in the summer. In October, the Miura Shirayama Shrine holds an annual festival, the Ameya dance, which has a history extending to the late Edo Period. Young men dressed in female garb perform dances including the shiramatsu konaya, komori, and godanme. The film emphasizes the wild aspect of these performing arts birthed by struggling farmers and fishermen.

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Original Name三浦菊名の飴屋踊り (Miura Kikuna’s Ameya Dance)

StatusReleased: 52 years ago
August 15, 1972

Language日本語

Spoken Languages日本語

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