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

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TOKYO (AP) — 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,” ...

Today's play features 2 sumo wrestlers as protagonists! Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke talks about sumo in the Edo period and ...

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

"Originally published in the Japanese language as Kabuki no Naka no Nihon by NHK Publishing, Inc., in 2010." -- Verso title page "In this delightfully engaging look at Japan's traditional dance-drama, ...

Japan has selected Lee Sang-il‘s “Kokuho” as its submission for the international feature category at the 98th Academy Awards, the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan announced Thursday. Set ...

On a recent concert tour in Japan, I had the chance to visit several thermal baths and to chat with people about the tradition of bathing. I was fascinated by their differences with American spas.