Out of all traditional Japanese performing arts, Kabuki (which literally translates to “the art of singing and dancing” in English) is likely the most recognizable to Western cultures, with its ...

NEW YORK -- Over your headset, an English-speaking translator interrupts the story to provide some helpful background: The scene you are about to witness, he explains in the hushed and polished manner ...

Ken Watanabe, Japan’s leading international star, tackles a truly different kind of role in the decades-spanning drama “Kokuho.” An Oscar nominee for its makeup and hairstyling, “Kokuho” is set in the ...

With the film set as Japan’s official Oscar submission, Lee Sang-il discusses the 15-year journey behind his kabuki epic, guiding stars Ryo Yoshizawa and Ryusei Yokohama through rigorous stage ...

Two of the greatest stars of Japan’s kabuki theater reveal what has only rarely been seen: the actual acting techniques used in this most difficult and splendid of theater forms. Onoe Shoroku II and ...