Sada Yacco|Japan's First International Star

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Sada Yacco, or Sadayakko was a highly successful Geisha in the late 19th century. She married the popular actor Otojiro Kawakami, and accompanied him and his acting troupe on two worldwide tours, bringing Japanese traditional theatre to the west for the first time.
She became an even bigger star than her husband in the west, and had an enduring affect on the world of art and theatre.
Most of the information in this video comes from Lesley Downer's fascinating book, Madame Sadayakko: the Geisha who Bewitched the West, which I highly recommend reading!
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@dianemiller3682 4 ай бұрын

What an amazing woman, and what an amazing life! She created so much love, admiration, beauty and talent! She was a world known woman with a star like quality. She had extreme highs and lows in her lifetime, but at the end of her life basically died alone with no fanfare or recognition. Wow! Thank you for this intriguing story!❤

@nancyhankey7413 Жыл бұрын

This was excellent! I had not heard of this extraordinary woman before. Thank you for always bringing fresh information.

@indiascarlett Жыл бұрын

Hopefully I pronounced all the Japanese words correctly! Sorry if there are any sound issues, future videos will have a much better mic! Thanks for watching, and feel free to comment any video suggestions!

@maryjomagar7154 Жыл бұрын

What a story! What a life! I really enjoyed this, someone I have never heard of, had no idea Sada inspired Madame Butterfly and Ruth St. Denis. Wonderful research on your part, great photos. Further proof that history is skewed, as there are so many persons of historical significance who remain commonly unknown. Also amazing is how many women were indeed free thinkers and free spirits long before organized feminism "told" them to be. Loved the detail about the red motorcycle, but not so much having a sumo wrestler as a lover! Many Thanks!

@honeymelon7966 Жыл бұрын

So exited to watch what a treat

@timefoolery 4 ай бұрын

I can see aspects of her life that ended up in “Memoirs of a Geisha”. She was certainly not your typical geisha.

@VeiledDancer Жыл бұрын

Hands down the BEST story on YT! ❤

@mossisnice3114 Жыл бұрын

this is super interesting wow!!

@deborahpollitt7533 Жыл бұрын

Sada was an extraordinary woman.

@user-el9ct5me1m 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing Sadayakko's most amazing adventure through life with us. I feel so deeply connected to this woman and I am happy to see other people having the opportunity to learn about her too 🙏

@indiascarlett 5 ай бұрын

I'm so glad you liked it! This is one of my favourite videos that I've made.

@misscarbonara Жыл бұрын

Such a vivid telling of such an interesting life. Thank you so much! You have such a wonderful talent for storytelling. Would it be possible to add subtitles so I can share this with my mother who is hard of hearing? Look forward to your next video!

@indiascarlett Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Subtitles will be up later today!

@misscarbonara Жыл бұрын

@@indiascarlett Brilliant! Thanks!