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In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he...

Genre: Romance

Cast: Shōtarō Hanayagi

Air Force Major Lloyd Gruver (Marlon Brando) is reassigned to a Japanese air base, and is confronted with US racial prejudice against the Japanese...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Marlon Brando

In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

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...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Takeshi Sakamoto

Harry Griswald is a NYPD cop who is possessed with the spirit of a great Kabuki master. This has made him 'the chosen one' to do battle with 'the...

Genre: Action

Cast: Rick Gianasi

The lion dance in traditional Japanese theatre.

Genre: Music

Cast: Kikugorô Onoe

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...

Genre: Action

Cast: Matsuya Onoe

This film depicts a troupe of wandering kabuki players traveling through rural Japan.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Kamatari Fujiwara

An onnagata (female impersonator) of a Kabuki troupe avenges his parents' deaths. Remade in 1963 as Yukinojô Henge.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

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,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tomoko Mariya

[…] A reel was shot of the Noh drama Momiji-gari (Maple Leaf Hunters, or Viewing Scarlet Maple Leaves), in which Danjuro played opposite Onoe...

Genre: Action

Cast: Danjuro Ichikawa

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,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Matsumoto Kōshirō X

Genre: Horror

Cast: Sumiko Suzuki

Genre: Horror

Cast: Mitsuru Toyama

The play "Ehon Taikōki" was originally written for the puppet theater (Bunraku) and staged for the first time in 1799 in Ōsaka at the Toyotakeza....

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kasho Nakamura II

Nezumi, Jack the Mouse is a Japanese urban legend. His passion for money drives a cynical, duplicitous coffin maker to take on Nezumi’s mantle....

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Nakamura Kanzaburo

Genre: Drama

Cast: Goro Morino

Created for the "Esso World Theater" series of films in 1964, it features excerpts from "Bugaku," "Gagaku," "Noh, " and "Kabuki" scenes performed by...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Sessue Hayakawa

Genre: Drama

Cast: Emiko Yagumo

Genre: Drama

Cast: Chiyoko Azuma

In the world of Kabuki, where family social standings are highly valued, Kyonosuke Kawamura is inept even though he is born as the son of a duke of a...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Yuta Tamamori

The orphan Nakazo becomes a pupil of kabuki actor Denkuro and attracts the attention of the great star Koshiro. However, in order to help his ailing...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kantarô Nakamura

Kabuki is a world-class theater with a history of over 400 years, but is also exciting entertainment. What is the secret of its enduring attraction?...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ainosuke Kataoka

This program introduces Japanese traditional performing arts like dance, kabuki, bunraku.

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Cast: Hideki Takahashi