Here are the Bonbon Brothers from Japan.
I haven't discovered much about them at all and I think there are several translation errors in what I've read. I found this article, published in September 2023, which says this about them:
The Bonbon Brothers formed as a duo in 1962, so this year marks their 61st year! Both Kagami Yujiro and Shigejiro became apprentices to Daikagura masters in their early teens and underwent traditional training, but on stage they present a modern performance that mixes traditional Daikagura acrobatics with Western juggling. Furthermore, because they barely speak on stage, some long-time entertainment fans don't recognize their voices. Why don't they speak? “We originally performed on stages at US military facilities, so we didn't have to talk. You can see the acrobatics if you see them. So not talking on stage became our style, but later we started performing at vaudeville shows, and when we tried to talk, it didn't work out,” says Hanjiro. (I'm guessing Shigejiro is Hanjiro).
The two have been performing on stage for over 60 years and are not just 60 years old, but are 80 years old.
“In the past, it was unthinkable for a daikagura performer to be active past the age of 70. Everyone would retire at a certain age, become a master, and then lead a leisurely life teaching the next generation. That's no longer possible now, so I perform at the vaudeville theater every day. It's like I'm trying to break the record for longevity of daikagura every year,” says Yujiro.
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/nagaieye/20230905-OYT8T50062/
I haven't discovered much about them at all and I think there are several translation errors in what I've read. I found this article, published in September 2023, which says this about them:
The Bonbon Brothers formed as a duo in 1962, so this year marks their 61st year! Both Kagami Yujiro and Shigejiro became apprentices to Daikagura masters in their early teens and underwent traditional training, but on stage they present a modern performance that mixes traditional Daikagura acrobatics with Western juggling. Furthermore, because they barely speak on stage, some long-time entertainment fans don't recognize their voices. Why don't they speak? “We originally performed on stages at US military facilities, so we didn't have to talk. You can see the acrobatics if you see them. So not talking on stage became our style, but later we started performing at vaudeville shows, and when we tried to talk, it didn't work out,” says Hanjiro. (I'm guessing Shigejiro is Hanjiro).
The two have been performing on stage for over 60 years and are not just 60 years old, but are 80 years old.
“In the past, it was unthinkable for a daikagura performer to be active past the age of 70. Everyone would retire at a certain age, become a master, and then lead a leisurely life teaching the next generation. That's no longer possible now, so I perform at the vaudeville theater every day. It's like I'm trying to break the record for longevity of daikagura every year,” says Yujiro.
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/nagaieye/20230905-OYT8T50062/
The video is just over 5 minutes long.
https://youtu.be/eszKI1robp0?si=UyfjD-G2EJBdXEN2
