Description
Tamasaburo Bando, Kabuki's greatest performer of female roles, appearing in classic kabuki dance stories.
Performed at Tokyo's Kabuki-Za Theatre, Tamasaburo is seen in this series at the height of his powers as a dancer.
This series of six DVDs features an excellent, comprehensive English language commentary explaining the history and details of the plays and of the performance. Individual episodes are also available.
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Description
An outstanding series of Kabuki Plays on fifty DVDs first broadcast on NHK, Japan's Public Broadcasting Company.
All filmed at Tokyo's famed Kabuki-za Theatre.
Since the earliest days of television in Japan, NHK has recorded and broadcast all major Kabuki performances. Now many of these important historical and contemporary video recordings are available on DVD.
Many of the most widely admired Kabuki stars are included in this 50 Volume selection of Kabuki masterworks. Individual episodes are also available.
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