Tokyo, Feb 25 (EFE).- The works “Shunkan” and “Sonezaki Shinju”, two classics of the Kabuki theater, will be available on the video streaming platform for foreign viewers, Kabuki on Demand, from Mar.1. “Shunkan”, first released in 1720, tells the story of three men who are exiled to an island for attempting to overthrow Kiyomori Taira, …
Tokyo, Feb 15 (EFE).- Kabuki theater, one of Japan’s most traditional and deeply rooted art forms, is struggling to draw in younger audiences and adapt to the digital sphere, but for actors like the legendary Ganjiro Nakamura IV, nothing beats performing for a live audience. “It is difficult for me to imagine what it would …