Kamui & Kengido

We are very pleased to introduce the special entertainment presentation for our upcoming Swiss National Day Party. This year the presentation will be by Samurai Artist named KAMUI, who will be performing the THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI.

About Samurai Artist named KAMUI

The Samurai Artist named KAMUI was formed by Tetsuro Shimaguchi in 1998. KAMUI gives performances which mix beauty of form with acting, and martial arts.

In Japan, they perform their own live shows, as well as appearing in theatrical performances, movies and other events. They also teach and choreograph sword fighting scenes for both movies and the stage. Past performances include live stage appearances with Meijiza and CHIKYU GORGEOUS, films by Japanese director Masahiko Makino, and promotional videos of popular musicians.

KAMUI actively collaborate with different genres artists, from Japanese traditional arts such as Kabuki, Noh, Kyogen, Wadaiko, Shakuhachi, and Shamisen to foreign arts such as classical ballet dance, orchestra music, rock music, trance music and break dance.

In oversea activities, the leader of KAMUI, Tetsuro Shimaguchi choreographed the sword fighting scenes in the movie KILL BILL vol.1, and performed as CRAZY88-MIKI.

After the success of KILL BILL, KAMUI has seen highly regarded international performances: At the Kennedy Center (2005), at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (in 2006 and 2008), at the Teatro Della Pergola and Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy (2010), at the Japan Expo in Paris (2011), at the Blue Note Poznan Jazz Club in Poland (2013), and at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia (2015) among others.

The leader of KAMUI, Tetsuro Shimaguchi created THE WAY of SAMURAI named KENGIDO, and opened dojos to teach KENGIDO in Japan, America and Europe. This activity to introduce Japanese SAMURAI culture has attracted the attention of mass media all around the world.

About Tetsuro Shimaguchi

Tetsuro Shimaguchi was born in Saitama prefecture in Japan and graduated from Nihon University College of Arts. After getting his start in theater activities such as kabuki, he established “Kengishu KAMUI”. He is a “SAMURAI ARTIST” pursuing Kengido, which mixes beauty of form, with acting, and martial arts.

His major accomplishments as an actor include performing as Crazy 88’s “MIKI”, as well as directing the choreography in “KILL BILL Vol. 1” a film by Quentin Tarantino. Among other achievements, he led the KAMUI Tour in the US including a performance in the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, DC; “CHANBARA”, “SAMURAI SPIRIT” performances in Edinburgh; European tours in places such as Teatre della Pergola in Italy, and at the Hermitage Museum in Russia, in addition to dinner shows around the world in Hyatt Hotels and Sheraton Hotels, and at the Armani Hotel in Dubai. He has also performed main roles in short movies.

He also choreographed performances in Meijiza, “CLAUDIA”, “HUMANITY”, and “HOSHINO DAICHI NI FURU NAMIDA” performed by Chikyu Gorgeous, and “JIROCHO-SANGOKUSHI” a film by Masahiko Makino.

Currently, media networks in the US and Europe feature his works, and he advocates for the promotion of SAMURAI culture.

He has a certification as a master of Nanaougi-ryu classical Japanese dance, and he excels in Shinkageryu-Kenjutsu and Karate. In 2012, he established the original samurai dojo “KENGIDO”.

About KENGIDO

KENGIDO integrates martial arts (sword play) and performing arts (Japanese traditional stage performances); it creates a unique and innovative discipline while learning from traditions.

The original method, KENGIDO, has the primary theme of “communication,” and the leader, Tetsuro Shimaguchi, teaches the techniques and mental attitudes of KENGIDO from the beginning in a careful manner.

Practitioners of KENGIDO may have the opportunity to join tours and theater performances by KAMUI, not only in Japan but overseas, and to perform in front of audiences in many countries.

There are no requirements or limitations to entry, including experience, age, gender, or nationality. All are welcome.