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? Haruka Christine, Nakamura Kazutaro, and Ichikawa Somegoro guide us through the world of kabuki.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 2014 | Episode 1 | Enjoying Kabuki with Ichikawa Somegoro VII | 2014-04-16 | 28 min |
Season 2014 | Episode 2 | The Beauty of Onnagata | 2014-05-21 | 28 min |
Season 2014 | Episode 3 | Unique Kabuki Stage Structures | 2014-06-18 | 28 min |
Season 2014 | Episode 4 | Larger-Than-Life Heroes | 2014-07-16 | 28 min |
Season 2014 | Episode 5 | Kabuki's Leading Male Roles | 2014-09-17 | 28 min |
Season 2014 | Episode 6 | Chushingura: The Treasury of Loyal Retainers | 2014-10-15 | 28 min |
Season 2014 | Episode 7 | The Shakespeare of Japan: Chikamatsu Monzaemon | 2014-11-19 | 28 min |
Season 2014 | Episode 8 | Unique Kabuki Props | 2014-12-17 | 28 min |
Season 2014 | Episode 9 | Wagoto: Ladies' Man as Hero | 2015-01-21 | 28 min |
Season 2014 | Episode 10 | Charming Villains | 2015-02-18 | 28 min |
Season 2015 | Episode 1 | Nakamura Kazutaro: The Rising Star of Onnagata | 2015-04-01 | 28 min |
Season 2015 | Episode 2 | Four Seasons of Kabuki | 2015-05-06 | 28 min |
Season 2015 | Episode 3 | Onnagata Costumes | 2015-06-03 | 28 min |
Season 2015 | Episode 4 | Playing Different Onnagata Roles | 2015-07-01 | 28 min |
Season 2015 | Episode 5 | Women of the Pleasure Quarters | 2015-09-02 | 28 min |
Season 2015 | Episode 6 | Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy | 2015-10-07 | 28 min |
Season 2015 | Episode 7 | Women in Love | 2015-11-04 | 28 min |
Season 2015 | Episode 8 | The Laughter of Kamigata Kabuki | 2015-12-02 | 28 min |
Season 2015 | Episode 9 | Hands-on Kabuki: Animals and Vehicles | 2016-01-06 | 28 min |
Season 2015 | Episode 10 | Hands-on Kabuki: Props and Sets | 2016-03-02 | 28 min |
Season 2016 | Episode 1 | Kabuki Costume Concepts | 2016-04-06 | 28 min |
Season 2016 | Episode 2 | Discover Kabuki based on Noh and Kyogen | 2016-05-04 | 28 min |
Season 2016 | Episode 3 | Seductive Women | 2016-06-01 | 28 min |
Season 2016 | Episode 4 | Kuromisu Music in Kabuki | 2016-07-06 | 28 min |
Season 2016 | Episode 5 | The Beauty of Dance: Onnagata | 2016-09-07 | 28 min |
Season 2016 | Episode 6 | Kamigata Kyogen Set in Merchant Families | 2016-10-05 | 28 min |
Season 2016 | Episode 7 | Sounds of Kabuki | 2016-11-09 | 28 min |
Season 2016 | Episode 8 | Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura | 2016-12-07 | 28 min |
Season 2016 | Episode 9 | Tachimawari Fight Scenes | 2017-02-01 | 28 min |
Season 2016 | Episode 10 | Challenges of Modern Kabuki | 2017-03-01 | 28 min |
Season 2017 | Episode 1 | The Star Dramatists of Kabuki History | 2017-04-05 | 28 min |
Season 2017 | Episode 2 | Imoseyama Onna Teikin (Husband and Wife Mountains) | 2017-05-03 | 28 min |
Season 2017 | Episode 3 | Onnagata Props | 2017-06-07 | 28 min |
Season 2017 | Episode 4 | Tachiyaku Male Roles | 2017-07-05 | 28 min |
Season 2017 | Episode 5 | Powerful Aragoto Heroes | 2017-09-06 | 28 min |
Season 2017 | Episode 6 | A Visit to the Kabukiza | 2017-10-04 | 28 min |
Season 2017 | Episode 7 | Kabuki Stage Sets | 2017-11-01 | 28 min |
Season 2017 | Episode 8 | The Peerless Chikamatsu Monzaemon | 2018-01-03 | 28 min |
Season 2017 | Episode 9 | Kabuki & Ukiyo-e | 2018-02-07 | 28 min |
Season 2017 | Episode 10 | Japan's Historic Kabuki Theaters | 2018-03-07 | 28 min |
Season 2018 | Episode 1 | Enjoying Kabuki with Kataoka Ainosuke | 2018-04-04 | 28 min |
Season 2018 | Episode 2 | Kabuki Conventions | 2018-05-02 | 28 min |
Season 2018 | Episode 3 | Handsome Heroes of Kabuki | 2018-06-06 | 28 min |
Season 2018 | Episode 4 | The Battles of Coxinga | 2018-07-04 | 28 min |
Season 2018 | Episode 5 | Married Love | 2018-09-05 | 28 min |
Season 2018 | Episode 6 | Props for Male Roles | 2018-10-03 | 28 min |
Season 2018 | Episode 7 | Genpei Nunobiki no Taki: The White Cascade of the Genji Banner | 2018-11-07 | 28 min |
Season 2018 | Episode 8 | Before a Kabuki Tour Begins | 2019-01-02 | 28 min |
Season 2018 | Episode 9 | Sankyoku: Kabuki Chamber Music | 2019-02-06 | 28 min |
Season 2018 | Episode 10 | Kabuki Dance for Tachiyaku Male Roles | 2019-03-06 | 28 min |
Season 2019 | Episode 1 | Kabuki in Kyoto and Minami-za | 2019-04-03 | 28 min |
Season 2019 | Episode 2 | Bestsellers and Kabuki | 2019-05-01 | 28 min |
Season 2019 | Episode 3 | Kabuki at Eirakukan | 2019-06-05 | 28 min |
Season 2019 | Episode 4 | Sumo Wrestlers are the Heroes! | 2019-07-03 | 28 min |
Season 2019 | Episode 5 | The Super Thief Ishikawa Goemon | 2019-09-04 | 28 min |
Season 2019 | Episode 6 | Kabuki Villains | 2019-10-02 | 28 min |
Season 2019 | Episode 7 | Kabuki Costumes | 2019-11-06 | 28 min |
Season 2020 | Episode 1 | Onnagata Romance | 2020-01-08 | 30 min |
Season 2020 | Episode 2 | Osome's Seven Roles | 2020-02-05 | 30 min |
Season 2020 | Episode 3 | Tragic Hero Yoshitsune | 2020-03-04 | 30 min |
Season 2020 | Episode 4 | Kabuki Dance: Henge Buyo | 2020-03-31 | 30 min |
Season 2020 | Episode 5 | The World of Chushingura: The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Part 2) | 2020-06-17 | 30 min |
Season 2020 | Episode 6 | The Revenge of the Soga Brothers | 2020-07-08 | 30 min |
Season 2020 | Episode 7 | Here Come the Kabuki Shishi Lion Dances! | 2020-09-02 | 30 min |
Season 2020 | Episode 8 | The World of Kabuki Choreography | 2020-10-07 | 30 min |
Season 2020 | Episode 9 | The Fight of the Megumi Firemen and Sumo Wrestlers | 2020-11-04 | 30 min |
Season 2021 | Episode 1 | Stylish Kabuki Melodrama: "Scarface Yosaburo" | 2021-01-02 | 30 min |
Season 2021 | Episode 2 | Moritsuna's Battle Camp | 2021-02-03 | 30 min |
Season 2021 | Episode 3 | Kabuki and the Pandemic | 2021-03-03 | 30 min |
Season 2021 | Episode 4 | Edo Food in Kabuki | 2021-04-07 | 30 min |
Season 2021 | Episode 5 | Two Kabuki Flowers of Evil: Kochiyama and Naozamurai | 2021-05-05 | 30 min |
Season 2021 | Episode 6 | Spring Blossoms and the Festival in Asakusa | 2021-06-02 | 30 min |
Season 2021 | Episode 7 | Devoted Love and Warring Clans | 2021-06-30 | 30 min |
Season 2021 | Episode 8 | An Evil Villain vs. The Spirit of the Cherry | 2021-09-01 | 30 min |
Season 2021 | Episode 9 | The Gallant Commoner: Banzui Chobei | 2021-10-06 | 30 min |
Season 2021 | Episode 10 | The Vendetta at Iga: Families Meet and Part | 2021-11-03 | 30 min |
Season 2022 | Episode 1 | Demons in Kabuki | 2022-01-05 | 30 min |
Season 2022 | Episode 2 | Sogo from Sakura: A Farmer Martyr | 2022-02-02 | 30 min |
Season 2022 | Episode 3 | The Tale of Lord Okura: Dedicated to Genji's Revival | 2022-03-01 | 30 min |