As part of Variety’s Screening Series, “Kokuho” production designer Yohei Taneda and producer Chieko Murata joined Variety’s ...

In Yasuko Yokoshi’s “Bell,” East meets West — and almost everyone wins. The Hiroshima-born, New York-based choreographer incorporates traditional Japanese dance and drama into her work. “Bell” is ...

Martin Audio’s Sound Adventures 3-D immersive sound experience recently made an impressive debut at the Cho Kabuki supported by NTT event at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba, Japan. Cho Kabuki: ...

A three-hour film about the esoteric world of Kabuki is defying the odds at the Japanese box office, with tickets selling out at some cinemas. “Kokuho,” which means “national treasure,” has already ...

If the story of coronavirus has dominated your thoughts — and how could it not — here's a story that likely hasn't. Before the global pandemic, Japan was set to confer one of its highest honors on one ...

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. But “Kokuho” quickly started packing theaters ...

In the ancient artform of Noh, masked figures clad in elaborate robes use songs and chants to weave tales of gods and ghosts, love and loss from Japanese legends. It emerged in the 14th century, ...