Lust⊠Desire… Sex⊠Underwear?!
THE MAGIC FUNDOSHI is a saucy comedy made up of three parables poking fun at human frailties and our fleshly instincts. With naughtily sparkling wit, wacky slapstick action and sumptuous sets and costumes, THE MAGIC FUNDOSHI promises an exuberant evening of pure unadulterated joy!
The Perfect Servants
The servants of two noble Japanese households are willing to do anything and everything to uphold the public reputations of their lazy master and mistress. Their determination to keep up appearances leads to hilarious consequences when they find themselves staging a passionate courtship on behalf of their employers â from writing letters and serenades, to a full-blown hair-down legs-up loversâ rendezvous!!
The Magic Fundoshi
Taro-Kaja has left his fundoshi at his mistressâ home, and must find a replacement before his wife discovers his infidelity. With a cunning strategy inspired by âthe emperorâs new clothesâ, he tricks a passing samurai into giving up his fundoshi (loin cloth) in exchange for a âmagicâ one – which is only visible to adoring female eyes!
The Misplaced Goddess
When the revealingly-dressed statue of the Goddess of Love and Potency goes missing, two sham priests and two lecherous pilgrims frantically take turns posing as the statue to avoid being accused of stealing it. The shenanigans escalate into a riotous wild-goose chase – but thereâs more to come! Soon, the Goddess herself appearsâŠ
