『ジョジョ』荒木飛呂彦が歌舞伎の「襲名披露祝幕」を描くとこうなる。「ジョジョ立ちとの見栄の親和性すごい」

漫画家・荒木飛呂彦さんが手がけた歌舞伎の祝幕が公開され、Xで注目を集めています。

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Today's distraction: another recuperation stroll, and then Kokuho at the Filmhouse.

Heard good things, has been enormous at the Japanese box office, so should take my mind off impending treatment for a while!

#film #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #Kokuho #JapaneseFilm #2020sFilm #FilmhouseEdinburgh #cinema #kabuki

Kokuho is Japan’s highest ever grossing live-action film – a lavish kabuki epic about talent, lineage and sacrifice

The film asks what makes a star kabuki actor – hard work or blood?

The Conversation
#BostonWeekend Thru 5/29 JAPAN Boston's MFA hosts a bunch of films at the museum. This weekend includes the recent hit Kokuho on Saturday 5/9 (3 hour live action historical drama about #kabuki, highest grossing live action film in Japan ever). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0KfXj3Skao #Kokuho https://www.mfa.org/series/uniqlo-festival-of-films-from-japan #BostonFilm #BostonAsia #Boston #MFA #MuseumOfFineArts #Japan
KOKUHO | Official Trailer | Experience It In IMAX®

Japan's highest-grossing live action film of all time, KOKUHO will screen in IMAX theatres in North America for one night only on January 21! Tickets on sale...

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🎮 Random Retro Game:

Title: Kabuki: Quantum Fighter
Released: 1990-12-21
Platforms: NES

#Kabuki:QuantumFighter #NES #Retrogames

Kokuho review – passionately male Cain-and-Abel kabuki epic of gender-crossing actors

Lee Sang-il’s heartfelt drama spans 50 years following the bond and rivalry between two brothers who play the rigorously observed female roles in the traditional art form

The Guardian
Once shushed, now welcome at the theater. Across Japan, cultural venues are making space for children — with childcare, relaxed performances and family-friendly programming. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/05/03/stage/child-friendly-theaters-childcare-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #stage #ballet #kabuki #saitamaartstheater #kabukiza #childcare
No longer shushed: Japan’s cultural venues make room for children

From ballet to museums, cultural institutions are adapting to the needs of families with young children.

The Japan Times
Before the makeup, before the costume — there's the wig. Meet the artisans who transform kabuki actors into living characters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/05/01/stage/kabuki-stage-wig-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #stage #kabuki #wig #hair #theater #nakamuratanenosuke
Japan's wig masters bring the kabuki stage to life

In kabuki, transformation begins with the wig, as master artisans shape identity, status and emotion strand by strand.

The Japan Times