{"id":24137,"date":"2019-06-27T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T02:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/?p=24137"},"modified":"2019-06-27T19:24:17","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T11:24:17","slug":"eigasai-opening-features-shamisen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/2019\/06\/27\/eigasai-opening-features-shamisen\/","title":{"rendered":"EIGASAI Opening Week Features Shamisen Player Keisho Ohno"},"content":{"rendered":"

Opening this July 3, the Japanese Film Festival EIGASAI<\/strong>\u00a0surely offers more than its long list of amazing films—along with it are exciting activities from The Japan Foundation, Manila. These include a Director’s Talk with filmmakers and their features films, and of course, a special performance you\u00a0can’t miss!<\/p>\n

Also read: EIGASAI 2019 Opens With a Unique Line-Up of Films!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The opening\u00a0night\u00a0of this year\u2019s EIGASAI features a performance by Shamisen player\u00a0Keisho Ohno <\/strong>on July 3, 6 p.m. at The Grand Atrium of Shangri-La Plaza Mall.\u00a0<\/strong>Ohno is a master of Shamisen, a three-stringed Japnese traditional music instrument.<\/p>\n

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Keisho started learning the shamisen at age 8 and received accreditation at only 12 years old. Two years later, he became the first authored successor of authentic “Chikuzan-bushi<\/em>” shamisen player.<\/p>\n

He has since toured America, Africa, and Europe for the\u00a0Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) conference, as well as the Japan Expo 2019 in Paris, France.<\/p>\n

One of his original music compositions named Samurai<\/em>\u00a0was used as a theme song for the New Year Ekiden or marathon relay race held and broadcasted nationwide on the New Year in Japan.<\/p>\n

Other public performances include the following schedules:<\/p>\n