The Naked Summer Trailer

Besides being one of the most sought after character actors in Japanese film, with roles in Takeshi Kitano s Kikujiro, Seijun Suzuki s Zigeunerweisen and Quentin Tarantino s Kill Bill Vol. 1, Akaji Maro is also a worldrenowned butoh dancer and choreographer. Butoh, an avantgarde dance form created by legendary performer Tatsumi Hijikata in the late 1950 s, has gone from its underground roots in Tokyo to packing theatres in Europe and North America. Maro, one of Hijikata s protégés, and his dance troupe Da