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hige no mibōjin on stage

On Sunday night, I went to see ヒゲの未亡人 (hige no mibōjin, aka La veuve moustachue (the moustached widow)) at Aoi Heya.

I had been a fan of the Kishino You-ichi and Gary Ashiya unit since hearing their fantastic cover of Pizzicato Five's "The World is Spinning at 45rpm" on the tribute album (as Kishino You-ichi) and then their first mini-album 「ヒゲの未亡人の休日」 (2002/5, subtitled "Les vacances de la veuve moustachue"), but it was the first time I saw them live.

The concept is some sort of improvised one-man live musical, of which the story line is thought-up and acted spontaneously by Kishino You-ichi as the widow with an impressive moustache. She sings humourous songs about her lonely life, and strings the songs together with on-the-spot thought-up tales.
Gary Ashiya, who's mainly a soundtrack composer, listens to the widow's tales and plays piano accordingly. Apparently the only preparation needed for the show is the decision of the songs' order.

The show is definitely a must see, and I will surely go again to hear more tales and songs from the strange widow. :)

"hige no mibōjin on stage" is presented every month on the same day as the month's number (this time was 12/12) at Aoi Heya. January is off.

Picture taken from Kishino You-ichi's Web site.

Posted on December 14, 2004 at 14:08 | Tweet |

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