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ABC News’ Juju Chang alongside Broadway’s Don Darryl dives into the culture of Japan with a rare glimpse inside the world-renowned Kabuki theater, Kabukiza.
Kikugoro VIII's father, 82-year-old kabuki actor Onoe Kikugoro VII, who has been designated as a "living national treasure" by the Japanese government, is set to retain his current name.
FLINT TWP, MI - There’s a new Japanese restaurant in Genesee County. Kabuki Japanese Restaurant, located at 4018 Corunna Road at the former Badawest in Flint Township, opened its doors last month.
This 22-minute educational film explores the history, construction, and performance techniques of Japan’s three major traditional instruments: the koto, shamisen, and shakuhachi. Through ...
Austere drama critics agreed that no Kabuki ... instruments. His interpretation of the murdered warrior in The Story of the Soga was second to none. Nizaemon was in his 50s when Japan’s top ...
In the past, traditional Japanese instruments helped music grace the halls of royals and accompanied theater performances. Today you can hear it on TV, at a kabuki show, or a festival. So, here are ...
Unlike the U.S., elementary school kids in Japan clean their own classrooms, serve each other lunch, and eat lunch in silence while a timer counts down. That’s all captured in the Oscar-nominated ...
The Japanese embassy in Cambodia donated several traditional Khmer musical instruments to the Secondary School of Fine Arts on December 10, as part of the KUSANONE Grassroots Grant Aid Programme. The ...
Instruments of a Beating Heart was adapted from a larger film Yamazaki directed called The Making of a Japanese, “where the school itself is the main character, and you meet all sorts of kids ...
On stage, Danjuro Ichikawa, one of the biggest stars of Japan’s Kabuki theatre, is a virtuoso in switching roles. In his latest production, he plays 13 parts, including a princess, a sushi chef ...
But unlike the original, the play’s version will feature Japanese traditional instruments such as shamisen and koto in the performance. “I hope you will enjoy the music as well,” he said with a smile.