April 3, 2019 • 28m
Discover the many complex connections between kabuki and the historic capital of Kyoto. Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores the newly ...Read more
May 1, 2019 • 28m
Discover the historic and modern kabuki plays based on bestsellers! Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explores two plays from the Edo period ...Read more
June 5, 2019 • 28m
Eirakukan is a historic theater in Hyogo Prefecture. Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explains how traditional seating and a small capacity ...Read more
July 3, 2019 • 28m
Today's play features two sumo wrestlers as protagonists! Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke talks about sumo in the Edo period and the...Read more
September 4, 2019 • 28m
Ishikawa Goemon is a legendary thief from the late 16th century who appears in several kabuki plays. Actor Kataoka Ainosuke explor...Read more
October 2, 2019 • 28m
Every hero needs a good villain, and kabuki has everything from ambitious schemers to vile seducers, and even the odd comic villai...Read more
November 6, 2019 • 28m
Pattern, color, design, and tradition all play a role in creating kabuki characters. Expert Takahiro Ebisawa joins actor Kataoka A...Read more
January 8, 2020 • 28m
Love for family and romance are central themes in the story of many female characters in kabuki. Studio guest and onnagata actor N...Read more
February 5, 2020 • 28m
"Osome's Seven Roles" is a tour de force where seven parts, male and female, young and old are played by a single onnagata actor. ...Read more
March 4, 2020 • 28m
The historic figure of Minamoto no Yoshitsune has been immortalized in many kabuki plays as a child, a skilled warrior, and a trag...Read more