As part of Variety’s Screening Series, “Kokuho” production designer Yohei Taneda and producer Chieko Murata joined Variety’s ...

Cameras follow Ikuta, an actor on popular Japanese teen dramas in the 2000s, as he learns Kabuki’s expressions and movements from a friend. By Claire Shaffer When you purchase a ticket for an ...

Based on the Kabuki-style theater, the play highlights movement and scenes where actors speak to the audience. "Actors in Western-produced plays try to make scenes realistic to audiences through their ...

The Emmy Award-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Mark Izu is a member of Kabuki Jazz Cabaret, which will perform at Yoshi’s on Sunday at 5 p.m. The group combines music from East and West, ...

For the last few decades, California’s largest utilities and the state’s Public Utilities Commission have conducted an elaborate kabuki-style dance every two or three years, whenever the utilities ...

WAKAYAMA -- The film "Kokuho" (National Treasure) has become a record-breaking hit in Japan, drawing more than 10 million viewers. In Wakayama Prefecture, there is a filming location for a memorable ...

Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores the fantastic play, "The Dance of the Earth Spider," where one actor skillfully switches between 5 very different roles. Chushingura is one of the most popular plays.