Suntory Museum of Art

Raiko Sakamoto / Keisuke Ito, “Katsuben! Shutendoji Picture Scroll” Suntory Museum of Art Programs

[Date]: 9/30(Sat)
①17:00-17:30
②19:00-19:30
③21:00-21:30

[Place]: Suntory Museum of Art 6F Hall

[Participation fee]: Free（entrance fee required）

[Note]: Maximum Participants: 100 per session (first come, first served basis)

Experience one of Kano Motonobu’s works “Shutendoji Picture Scroll”, which will be exhibited at the “Kano Motonobu: All Under Heaven Bowed to His Brush” exhibition, like a silent film. Minamoto no Yorimitsu and his men set out on a journey to defeat the evil ogre Shutendoji who kidnaps beautiful women from the capital. Enjoy a powerful performance of the story where images from the picture scroll are projected onto a large screen while katsudo benshi (performer who provides live narration for silent films) Raiko Sakamoto and Tsugaru-jamisen player Keisuke Ito provide narration and music.

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Raiko Sakamoto

Born in 1979, Raiko Sakamoto is a katsudo benshi, a performer who provides live narration for silent films. He has narrated around 100 films, including period drama, shinpa (a type of Japanese melodrama that started in the late 19th century), foreign comedies, and animations. In addition, Sakamoto does live narration for animation made with his own illustrations as well as general narration and voice acting. He was awarded the Hanagata Engei Prize Silver Award in 2016.

Keisuke Ito

Tsugaru-jamisen (a kind of shamisen, traditional Japanese three-stringed instrument) musician. Born in 1988, Keisuke Ito started playing shamisen while he was in university. He has won numerous prizes in national shamisen competitions and appeared in various media, including both Japanese and international TV and radio. He received the Mie Prefecture Cultural New Face Award in 2014.