Matrix Ping Pong is the name of a popular movie clip from the show showing performers mixing moves in the style of The Matrix with Ping Pong, using kurokos -- stagehands in kabuki theatre—to hold the props up, facilitating humorous and otherwise impossible movements. Most of the elements in the performance are set against black, rendering the stagehands invisible at first. In fact, the scene appears to be a normal game of ping pong at first sight, until the incredible feats are performed. This performance, led by team captain Hideki Kajiwara (梶原比出樹), won the competition on March 31, 2003. The movie clip became an internet meme for a while.
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