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Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores a kabuki dance in which 2 actors play a total of 8 different roles featuring Tokyo’s famous Sanja Festival. The most famous part of the dance features the legendary fishermen who caught th
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Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores a kabuki dance in which 2 actors play a total of 8 different roles featuring Tokyo’s famous Sanja Festival. The most famous part of the dance features the legendary fishermen who caught th
A traditional theatrical form intended to be epic, with spectacular stories, sets, make-up and costumes, the invention of kabuki is attributed to a priestess, Okuni, in the early 17th century. This street art quickly mov
Kabuki resides in a male body they don't recognize. In search of identity, they awaken their soul. They are nourished by the world. In the impermanence of the material body, they transcend.
Madeline, a devoted house wife discovers her husband is attending an Adult Industry Expo behind her back. Resolving to confront him about his deceit, she follows him to the convention. When Madeline's plans for a sincere
Two of the greatest stars of Japan’s kabuki theater reveal what has only rarely been seen: the actual acting techniques used in this most difficult and splendid of theater forms. Onoe Shoroku II and Onoe Baiko VII discus
'Cho Kabuki' is a special stage performance which combines kabuki, a traditional Japanese theatre with a 400-year history, and cutting-edge ICT technology. Using the advanced technology of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
The final installment of kabuki actor Matsuya Onoe's "Idomu" series features Toma Ikuta in his first kabuki role.
Meticulous stop-motion techniques, brilliant set-design and an eerie percussive musical score distinguish this unlikely mini-epic about a showdown between a Japanese homebody and a volatile magenta-haired invader.
The Kabuki 'Lion Dance' features a father and a son who explore their relationships and power dynamics. A renowned kabuki actor and his two sons enact the lion and his cubs in this variation to the more traditional forma
Film director and screenwriter Seijun Suzuki (1923-2017), who in the sixties was the great innovator of Japanese cinema; and his collaborator, art director and screenwriter Takeo Kimura (1918-2010), recall how they made
Documentary film from Japan.
Two young swordsmen, Akado Suzunosuke and Tatsumaki Rainoshin, arrive at the city of Edo in their quest to test and improve their skills. Soon they become involved in a conflict against a mysterious group of demonic crim
Set in the Azuchi Monoyama period (the last third of the 16th century) when Goemon Ishikawa lived, it portrays Lupin and other characters boldly with the techniques and stage tricks of kabuki. It is the first official k
A look at the succession ceremony in which Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII formally inherited the storied Danjūrō name in Kabuki, Japan’s classical performing art. The film records the behind-the-scenes preparations for the actor’
A Japanese kabuki play based on the popular manga One Piece about the character Captain Monkey D. Luffy who is on a quest to become pirate king together with his crew.
A kabuki play rendition of the video game Final Fantasy X, available for streaming for a limited time.
Planned by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, this film presents the most famous and popular Japanese Kabuki performed by Kabuki actors.
Live from the Virology Lab / 2 day concert with performances by El-Creepo!, Polkadot Cadaver and Dog Fashion Disco, Live from St. Luke’s Cathedral / 1 day concert event featuring Dog Fashion Disco, The Making of Cult Cla
Concert at Kabuki Theater, San Francisco (CA), United States 27th June 1984 Label: Harvested Records Catalog number: HRV DVD 017 Source: Audience recording Packaging: Keep Case Format: 2xDVD Release date: June 20