As part of Variety's Screening Series, "Kokuho" production designer Yohei Taneda and producer Chieko Murata joined Variety's ...

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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, ...

The directors, two generations of Japanese filmmaking excellence, delivered a wide-ranging, humorous discussion on their ...

In the ancient artform of Noh, masked figures clad in elaborate robes use songs and chants to weave tales of gods and ghosts, love and loss from Japanese legends. It emerged in the 14th century, ...

On the eve of the Japan-US summit, Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Akazawa Ryosei took visiting US Commerce ...

In celebration of our Tsuruya Kōkei: Kabuki Prints Revised & Revisited exhibition, join us to transform into a Kabuki actor for the night! Makeup is one of the most important parts of the Kabuki ...

TOKYO — A three-hour film about the esoteric world of Kabuki is defying the odds at the Japanese box office, with tickets selling out at some cinemas. “Kokuho,” which means “national treasure,” has ...

TOKYO >> Eno Ichikawa, who revived the spectacular in Japanese Kabuki theater to woo younger and global audiences, has died. He was 83. Ichikawa died after suffering heart problems on Wednesday in ...