TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese Kabuki star who recently assumed a prestigious stage name said Friday he wants to preserve the traditional art while adopting a new approach, including by collaborating with ...

Kokuho is a must see film for anyone curious about the Japanese art of Kabuki theatre.

The Kabuki theater will take center stage at the Japan House Culture Center on Thursday, April 9, and Friday, April 10, 2026, offering audiences a chance to explore the art of the onnagata — the ...

Ryo Yoshizawa balances a performance between sociopathy and transcendant beauty.

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 ...

Tamasaburo Bando V is one of Japan’s most celebrated performers of Kabuki, the traditional dance/drama form whose roots date back some 500 years. Now, the 61-year-old artist also is a Kyoto Prize ...

What is Kabuki drama? Kabuki is a popular Japanese theater form which experts date back to 17th century Kyoto, at the beginning of the Edo period. The drama employs vivid, elaborate costumes and ...

The interior of Kabuki Japanese Restaurant is calming and energizing, with a black-and-red color scheme accented by natural woods and curving touches seen everywhere from the bar top to the walls.

"All you have to fight your detractors is the art of Kabuki." GKids has unveiled the official US trailer for an acclaimed Japanese film titled Kokuho, made by filmmaker Sang-il Lee. The title Kokuho ...

In the central Japanese mountain village of Damine, children have kept up an unbroken tradition of performing Japan's classical theater, kabuki, year after year for more than three centuries. But as ...