This video from 1986 has apparently gone viral.
It features the Japanese comedian Tamori and re-tells a classic Japanese folk tale using popular jazz compositions with Japanese lyrics (e.g. "Now's the Time", "Milestones", "Misterioso", "Maiden Voyage", "Lotus Blossom").
http://www.theworld.org/2010/02/17/japanese-jazz-opera/
It features the Japanese comedian Tamori and re-tells a classic Japanese folk tale using popular jazz compositions with Japanese lyrics (e.g. "Now's the Time", "Milestones", "Misterioso", "Maiden Voyage", "Lotus Blossom").
http://www.theworld.org/2010/02/17/japanese-jazz-opera/
