The Oscar-nominated trio behind Japan’s box office sensation explains how bintsuke paste, copper-based wigs and centuries of ...
Ken Watanabe, Japan’s leading international star, tackles a truly different kind of role in the decades-spanning drama “Kokuho.” ...
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 ...
Georgetown University hosted Seiwa Bunraku, a traditional Japanese puppet theater troupe, for a performance and lecture centered on the art of bunraku in Lohrfink Auditorium on March 21. Georgetown ...
Japan Society will present National Bunraku Theater, with four performances only taking place Thursday, October 3 through Saturday, October 5 at Japan Society (333 East 47th Street). This long-awaited ...