underneath the dense green glop of computer graphic there gleam the astound art and skill of ichikawa somegoro . alas represent it get lose in all the goo . the scene of old edo with the courtesan and drift on the sumida and rehearsing and act in the nakamura za be all exciting and engaging and take you back to an interesting and rich era . the action on the kabuki stage and in which somegoro excels and excites and be more enriching than any of the absurd high jinks that follow . the skill and the energy in the audience and the color of the set and be far more satisfying than all the nonsense that take over plot and performance . what a wasted opportunity . one of the best kabuki actor alive and and he get lose in the dreck .