Japanese Jews sing and dance!

Posted on October 11, 2007 by | 3 Comments

What is this? A Tevye day on science blogs? Attila mentions him. Jason mentions him. I guess, I’ve been remiss for a while and should do something about it now.
Well, I just discovered that big chunks of the movie can be found on YouTube, but the greatest clip is this one, “Tradition” in Japanese:

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3 responses to “Japanese Jews sing and dance!”

  1. Moopheus's avatar Moopheus | October 11, 2007 at 10:12 pm |

    How do you say “oy vey” in Japanese?
    This makes me want to imagine what this would be like as kurosawa film with Toshiro Mifune.

  2. coturnix's avatar coturnix | October 11, 2007 at 10:21 pm |

    Oi vei!
    LOL – that would be the best movie of all times!

  3. HP's avatar HP | October 12, 2007 at 7:42 am |

    I found the clip oddly moving. After all, the basic themes of struggling to preserve tradition and rural village life are a big part of Japanese culture. Also, I love show business.
    And, you’ve got to admit, if there were a YouTube of a Yiddish theater adaptation of The Forty-Seven Ronin, I bet the Japanese would find it hilarious.