Reimei no Kaze/Passion - A live performance review

[sumirepanther]

REIMEI NO KAZE

I had thought I had a great advantage to appreciate Reimei no Kaze. I am a huge fan of Shirasu Masako, an established author and art critic, and have read a dozen of books written by her and about her. I’ve also read a couple of books written about her husband Jiro, one of which was written by Masako herself. Although I had only

Comments

[muffin_song]

I've been wondering lately, was Reimei edited after Ume's accident? Did the role of Masako become smaller?

*sigh* What annoys me about Reimei is that it feels like a wasted opportunity. It could have been an interesting story, but instead so much of it was just exposition. I like your analogy about how it shows Clark Kent before and after he became Superman, but not what happened in between.

[sumirepanther]

What annoys me about Reimei is that it feels like a wasted opportunity. It could have been an interesting story

I totally agree. The show seems to represent more of Ishida-sensei's own sentimental nationalism than Jiro's life. Real Jiro-san at that time jokingly mentioned that his real profession was farming and politics was his part-time job. That sort of wit is completely missing from Reimei, about which I feel so sorry for the performers.
As for Masako's role, I'd guess Ishida-sensei didn't make any adjustment for Tacchin. As Ume-chan's understudy she should have been prepared to some extent by the time of the accident (I believe the Reimei shonichi was only a week away).

Good!!!

[mfmiyakawa]

Hi! I read your comments since I found your webpage in a google search. Shirasu Masako was a relative of my family. Do you have more info??

Re: Good!!!

[sumirepanther]

Thank you for finding out. It's great pleasure that this entry on my fangirling journal has been spotted by a relative of Masako-san.
Have you seen this show? If so, what were your impressions?

Someday I hope to visit Buai-so to see what it is really like.