A three-hour film about the esoteric world of Kabuki is defying the odds at the Japanese box office, with tickets selling out ...

FILE - Ichikawa Ennnosuke, director and actor of Japanese Kabuki traditional theater, is awarded the Paris city vermeil medal by a city hall official at the Chatelet Theater following a performance, ...

Even the film's distributor had low expectations when a three-hour drama focusing on a legendary Kabuki actor hit the screens nationwide in June.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s not often that a film that showcase elements of traditional Kabuki theater reaches American audiences like Kokuho. It’s one ...

(CNN) — In the movie “Kokuho,” a three-hour epic spanning half a century in the life of a fictional kabuki actor, we see the traditional art form slowly retreat from Japanese popular culture. What was ...

"What a beautiful face... But be careful. Your beautiful face might consume you." Definitely. GKids has revealed a second trailer for the acclaimed Japanese drama titled Kokuho, made by filmmaker Sang ...

TOKYO (AP) — Handing down a name over generations is a central part of the Japanese traditional theater art of Kabuki, and that ceremony gets celebrated at theaters and special events every few years.

TOKYO >> Eno Ichikawa, who revived the spectacular in Japanese Kabuki theater to woo younger and global audiences, has died. He was 83. Ichikawa died after suffering heart problems on Wednesday in ...