If you feel inspired by Japanese masks that are commonly used in theatres, festivals, and other rituals, and are wondering how to get one for yourself, do not worry! We present to you the 10 best ...

One of the most beautiful Japanese traditions is that of kabuki theater. The dance dramas are known for their elaborate and colorful makeup and costumes, stylized performances, and broad postures, ...

TOKYO (AP) — Onstage, Danjuro Ichikawa, one of the biggest stars of Japan's Kabuki theater, is a virtuoso in switching roles. In his latest production, he plays 13 parts, including a princess, a sushi ...

Plays combine plots from blockbuster franchise and feature Ichikawa Ebizo XI, foremost star of the traditional acting form The Star Wars franchise is about to breach the artistic final frontier with a ...

From a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars is coming to a traditional Japanese kabuki theatre stage for a one-off performance in Tokyo celebrating the blockbuster cinema series. Kabuki actors will swap ...

Handing down a name over generations is a central part of the Japanese traditional theater art of Kabuki, and that ceremony ...

“The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi,” the latest entertainment from Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano, isn’t your average blind masseur-gambler-swordsman movie. Based on a series of popular genre standards ...

How do you give the star-cross’d lovers a lift? Drop them in 12th-century Japan and add a classic Queen album. As it opens in Britain, A Night at the Kabuki sends shivers down our writer’s spine In ...

Satoko Shimazaki revisits three centuries of kabuki theater, reframing it as a key player in the formation of an early modern urban identity in Edo Japan and exploring the process that resulted in its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kabuki actors, Kikunosuke Onoe, left, and the eighth Kikugoro Onoe, right, attend a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents ...