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==Plot Summary==
==Plot Summary==
Sukeroku enters on the ''hanamichi'', swaggering jauntily and showily in wooden ''[[geta]]'', performing a type of step, or walk, called ''[[tanzen roppo|tanzen roppô]]''<!--丹前六方--><ref>Brandon, James. "Form in Kabuki Acting." in ''Studies in Kabuki''. p89.</ref>. He has one arm tucked inside his kimono, his umbrella over his shoulder, a purple headband tied to one side, the ends dangling down the right side of his face. He stops at ''[[shichi-san]]'', and performs a number of poses and gestures meant to display his bravado, style, and charm. In total, his walk down the ''hanamichi'' and dance at ''shichi-san'' takes about fifteen minutes, and is one of the chief highlights of the play, an opportunity for the star actor to show off, and for the audience to enjoy watching the star perform these dramatic poses, prideful walk, and charming character.<ref>Brandon. "Form in Kabuki Acting." p94.</ref>
Sukeroku forces passersby to crawl between his legs, in a famous example of improvisation, or ''[[sutezerifu]]'' in kabuki. While many plays include short sections where one or two lines might be improvised, this entire section is left open for improvisation, which often includes contemporary references.<ref>Brandon. "Form in Kabuki Acting." p106.</ref> For example, in one performance in 2008, the characters performed, briefly, a gag "''sonna no kankei nai'' ("it's got nothing to do with that!") popularized around 2007-08 by comedian Kojima Yoshio.
[[Ichikawa Danjuro VIII|Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII]] was quite idolized in his time, and when he performed this play, bottles of water from the vat he stepped in would later be sold to adoring fans.<ref name=blumner>Blumner, Holly and Naoko Maeshiba. "Sukeroku: A History." in ''101 Years of Kabuki in Hawai'i''. pp42-44.</ref>
[[Ichikawa Danjuro VIII|Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII]] was quite idolized in his time, and when he performed this play, bottles of water from the vat he stepped in would later be sold to adoring fans.<ref name=blumner>Blumner, Holly and Naoko Maeshiba. "Sukeroku: A History." in ''101 Years of Kabuki in Hawai'i''. pp42-44.</ref>
==References==
==References==
*Blumner, Holly, Julie Iezzi, Alice Luhrmann, and Kathy Welch (eds.) ''101 Years of Kabuki in Hawai'i''. Honolulu: University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1994.
*Blumner, Holly, Julie Iezzi, Alice Luhrmann, and Kathy Welch (eds.). ''101 Years of Kabuki in Hawai'i''. Honolulu: University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1994.
*Brandon, James, William Malm, and Donald Shively (eds.). ''Studies in Kabuki''. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1978.
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