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Laserdisc Title: "KODO"
Edition: Fullscreen Edition (Single Disc)
Directed By: Jôji Ide
Starring: Mickey Hart, Yoshikazu Fujimoto, Motofumi Yamaguchi, Katsuji Kondo
Production / Year: 1992 Sony Music EntertainmentRunning Time: 50 Minutes / Color & Part B/W
Audio Format: Digital Audio, Stereo, CX Encoded
Video Format: NTSC, CLV (Extended Play)
Miscellaneous Features: ---Japanese Import Laserdisc---
Distributed By: Sony Music Entertainment (Japan)
Catalog / Spine Number: SRLM 335

Cosmetic Condition:
Disc (s): Excellent - Hardly noticeable to very minor hairline surface swirls, if any (Japan Pressing)
Jacket: Excellent - Normal shelf wear, few creases, slightly worn-out corners or edges but no signs of spines splitting

Synopsis:
Experience the percussive intensity, the harmony of man and nature--the drummers of Kodo. "Kodo" literally means "Drum Child," and the name comes from the Japanese word "kodo," or heartbeat, the basic rhythm of human beings. Based on the traditional taiko style of drumming from Sado Island, the members of Kodo have chosen their name to express the desire to beat the drum freely with no restraints, just like an innocent child. When they share this revelation with an audience through their stirring and powerful rhythms, the result is an experience like no other musical art form.Shot on high-definition video during the 1998-99 "One Earth" tour of Japan's celebrated Kodo drummers, this illuminating documentary explores the lives and philosophy of the Kodo group, who beat taiko--the signature drums of their art--to express the universal language of Kodo, a word derived from ko (or "heartbeat") and do (a reference to a childlike purity of spirit). "To beat taiko is to face yourself," says leading player Ryutaro Kaneko, expressing Kodo's goal of a complete merging of mind, body, and spirit in the act of drumming. Made up of 42 members (20 of whom actually perform on stage), the Kodo group is seen training (four months each year, with eight months of touring) at Kodo village on the Japanese island of Sado, where the group had its origins in the early 1970s before officially naming itself "Kodo" in 1981.Through profiles of individual players, the film reveals the enlightening motivations behind this most unifying of group endeavors. It's also shown that Kodo is not for everyone; aspiring "sub-member" Yuko Tada tearfully leaves Sado, having failed to achieve the group unity that Kodo demands. A stop in war-torn Croatia is emotional and ultimately life-affirming, and a "Celebration Earth" performance with the Pueblo Indian "Red Willow Dancers" of New Mexico proves to be a highlight for everyone involved (and a joyous occasion to witness). Indeed, it's impossible to watch Kodo without wanting to beattaiko for the sheer, infectious pleasure of transcending language and merging with something greater than oneself. It's the ultimate Kodo recruitment film!

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