Een Amerikaanse soldaat die tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog gestationeerd is in Japan, wordt verliefd op een Japanse vrouw, ondanks de orders die hij heeft gekregen.
An aging actor returns to a small town with his troupe and reunites with his former lover and illegitimate son, a scenario that enrages his current mistress and results in heartbreak for all.
In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, he turns to Otoku, a servant of his family, for comfort, and they fall in love. Kikunosuke becomes determined to leave home and develop as an actor on his own merits, and Otoku faithfully follows him.
Een theater-acteur, die voornamelijk vrouwenrollen speelt, wil wraak op de mannen die twintig jaar eerder verantwoordelijk waren voor de zelfmoord van zijn ouders.
Harry Griswald is een agent bij de NYPD die op een dag bezeten wordt door de geest van een overleden Kabuki master. De Kabuki heeft Griswald als zijn opvolger gekozen en als Sgt. Kabukiman moet Harry nu de strijd aanbinden met The Evil One.
A day in a Hyatt suite gone weird
Two young swordsmen, Akado Suzunosuke and Tatsumaki Rainoshin, arrive at the city of Edo in their quest to test and improve their skills. Soon they become involved in a conflict against a mysterious group of demonic criminals led by the king of hell, Taira no Masakado — a strugle to which both were destined since the moment they were born.
The lion dance in traditional Japanese theatre.
Created for the "Esso World Theater" series of films in 1964, it features excerpts from "Bugaku," "Gagaku," "Noh, " and "Kabuki" scenes performed by the well-known dancers, musicians and actors and actresses.
Based on a true incident, this is a timeless story of a hot-headed young man who rebels against his parents and is forced into desperate straits, eventually losing himself in madness.
An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as Yukinojô Henge.
In Edo-era Japan, a ukiyo-e artist languishes in his master’s shadow. Creatively stifled, he finds consolation in the company of a prostitute, and becomes entangled in a love triangle. A mystery emerges involving two portraits and the sudden disappearance of the artist Sharaku. Helmed by Cannes-selected director Tatsuji Yamazaki, the film employs kabuki-inspired sequences and stylised sets.