Kabuki is struggling to recover after the death of two leading actors: Ichikawa Danjūrō and Nakamura Kanzaburō. This double-blow puts pressure on the younger performers to play a more prominent role, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ryo Yoshizawa and Ryusei Yokohama as Kikuo and Shunsuke, rival kabuki actors in Japanese Oscar submission "Kokuho." - Sayuri ...

The new Kabukiza theater in Tokyo’s Ginza district opened its doors to the public on April 2, 2013. Over the 400-year history of kabuki, the theaters where its performances have been staged have had ...

FILE - Ichikawa Ennnosuke, director and actor of Japanese Kabuki traditional theater, is awarded the Paris city vermeil medal by a city hall official at the Chatelet Theater following a performance, ...

In the Hawaiian Islands, where many Japanese people had immigrated since the Meiji Era (1868-1912), a unique, localized form of Kabuki has been developing for more than a century. Hawaiian Kabuki was ...

Some writers cloy the appetites they feed, but others make hungry where most they satisfy. In my 20s my Shakespeare habit was getting out of control: I read, watched at the theater, sat through ...

Kabuki syndrome (KS) is a rare condition that affects multiple parts of the body. The name comes from the facial features typical of those with the disorder. They often have high, arched eyebrows, ...

Kabuki syndrome is a rare genetic condition that affects multiple systems in the body. Symptoms vary from person to person and can range from mild to severe. There’s no cure. Treatment is aimed at ...

In the movie “Kokuho,” a three-hour epic spanning half a century in the life of a fictional kabuki actor, we see the traditional art form slowly retreat from Japanese popular culture. What was once a ...