With its distinctive kumadori make-up, vibrant costumes, and dynamic action, the kabuki theater occupies a central position in Japan’s performing arts and is an immediately recognizable symbol ...

A special show celebrating Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo’s succession to Ichikawa Danjuro XIII opened on Nov. 7 at the Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo’s Chuo Ward. “I can’t even come close to my ...

Hawaiian Kabuki was performed on Japanese soil for the first time in June in an emotional “homecoming” show at the Aioiza theater in Mizunami, Gifu Prefecture. This part of Gifu is well known ...

Kataoka Ainosuke takes his first turn as our host. Ainosuke is a renowned kabuki actor. He'll be our guide to the attractions of kabuki looking at some of the roles he's played. He'll be our guide ...

The performance featured famous scenes from "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura," one of kabuki's top three plays. As a singer and violinist, I know what it’s like to prepare for a show. 01:09 There’s ...

KOTOHIRA, Kagawa -- Japan's oldest existing playhouse built in the Edo period (1603-1867) in this town in the western part of the country still stages annual spring Kabuki shows. The bartizan with ...

He likes making beats and whisper ASMR. And he's breaking conventions in Japan’s 420-year-old Kabuki theater tradition. In Kabuki, all the roles are played by men, including beautiful princesses ...

Kabuki Theatre filmed with high-resolution cameras for cinemas in High-Definition digital projection and six-channel sound. A handsome love couple at the pleasure quarters in Kuruwabunshō ...