Kabuki Theater DVDs, with English commentary option

NHK Software and Shochiku present :

An outstanding series of Kabuki Plays first broadcast on
NHK, Japan's Public Broadcasting Company.
All filmed at Tokyo's famed Kabuki-za Theatre.
All DVDs with optional English Translation and Commentary.

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, several declared Living National Treasures of Japan, are included in this 50 Volume selection of Kabuki masterworks.

An excellent and discrete English translation and commentary by Kabuki scholars Paul M. Griffith, Ronald Cavaye and Valerie Durham follows the stories and provides additional information to help international audiences appreciation of Kabuki performance, history, music and dance. This commentary is optional and can be activated as desired.

All Kabuki DVDs have optional English commentary. Where noted, certain titles also have English subtitles.

What is Kabuki?

The great Kabuki actors presented here have performed abroad; here's what the international critics have said:

“…Kanjincho…is a masterpiece….strange to our eyes and ears, but nevertheless, the quintessence of theatre.” New York Times

Link to More Reviews

Link to All Program Synopses

Link to Other Kabuki Titles

DVD Titles (click title for film synopsis) Media Retail Price Institutional Price1 Masterpieces of Kabuki Series   NEW TITLES!   Volume One KANJINCHO The Subscription List DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Two TOGITATSU NO UTARE The Revenge on Togitatsu DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Three KUMAGAI JINYA Kumagai's Battle Camp DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Four YOSHITSUNE SENBON ZAKURA Yoshitsune & the 1000 Cherry Trees DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Five KOCHIYAMA The Robber Kochiyama DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Six SHIRANAMI GONIN OTOKO The Five Bandits DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Seven FUINKIRI Breaking the Seal DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Eight ISE ONDO KOI NO NETABA The Ise Dances & Love's Dull Blade DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Nine FUJI MUSUME The Wisteria Maiden, Yasuna & Sagi Musume (The Heron Maiden) DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Ten TERAKOYA The Village School DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Eleven DATTAN The Fire Ritual, Ninin Wankyu (The Two Wankyus) DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Twelve SUMIDAGAWA Sumida River, Hanabusa Shujaku Jishi (Shujaku Lion Dance) DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Thirteen JUSSHUKO Ten Types of Incense, Kenreimonin DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Fourteen YAMATO TAKERU Super Kabuki DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Fifteen IPPON GATANA DOHYO IRI The Wrestling Ring and the Sword DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Sixteen KANJINCHO The Subscription List DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Seventeen KANADEHON CHUSHINGURA Part 1 Acts 3 & 4 (2 DVDS) DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Eighteen KANADEHON CHUSHINGURA Part 2 Acts 5 & 6 DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Nineteen KANADEHON CHUSHINGURA Part 3 Act 7 DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Twenty KANADEHON CHUSHINGURA Part 4 Acts 9 & 11 DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 4 Volume Set (5 DVDs) Kanadehon Chushingura KANADEHON CHUSHINGURA Parts 1 - 4 The Treasury of the Loyal 47 Retainers (Ronin) DVD US$240.00 US$500.00 Volume Twenty One SUKEROKU Flower of Edo DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Twenty Two KUROZUKA The Black Mound DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Twenty Three AKOYA - THE COURTESAN AKOYA DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Twenty Four THE RENOWNED BANZUI CHOBEI DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Twenty Five GOSHO NO GOROZO: THE GALLANT GOROZO DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Twenty Six KENUKI: THE WHISKER TWEEZERS and NARUKAMI THE PRIEST DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Twenty Seven IBARAKI and SAKANAYA SOGORO DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Twenty Eight IGAGOE DOCHU SUGUROKU - IN NUMAZU DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Twenty Nine DATE NO JUYAKU: TEN ROLES OF THE DATE CLAN DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Thirty YOSHITSUNE SENBON ZAKURA: TOKAI-YA, DAIMOTSU NO URA DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Thirty One ISHIKIRI KAJIWARA - STONE CUTTING KAJIWARA DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Thirty Two THREE KABUKI DANCES DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Thirty Three KINKAKUJI: THE TEMPLE OF THE GOLDEN PAVILION DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Thirty Four KAMIYUI SHINZA (TSUYU KOSODE MUKASHI HACHIJO) Shinza The Barber DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Thirty Five KYAKANOKO MUSUME NININ DOJOJI Two Maidens at Dojoji DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Thirty Six TORYU OGURI HANGAN Oguri Hangan DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Thirty Seven SHIBARAKU / UIRO URI Wait a Moment! / The Medicine Peddler DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Thirty Eight TSUMORU KOI YUKI NO SEKI NO TO The Snowbound Barrier DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Thirty Nine YOWA NASAKE UKINA NO YOKOGUSHI Scarface Yosaburo DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Forty MEIBOKU SENDAI HAGI DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Forty One KAGOTOBI Mekura Nagaya Ume ga Kagatobi DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Forty Two ONNA GOROSHI ABURA NO JIGOKU The Woman Killer and the Hell of Oil DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Forty Three ICHIJO OKURA MONOGATARI The Tale of Ichijo DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Forty Four MORITSUNA JINYA Moritsuna's Battle Camp DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Forty Five YAKKO DOJOJI / KISEN The Foot Man at Dojoji / Kisen the Priest DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Forty Six KAWASHO The Kawasho Teahouse DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Forty Seven Three Kabuki Dances, Volume Two The Bungo Style Dojoji / The Merry Priest / The Female Dandy DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Forty Eight SUGAWARA DENJU TENARAI KAGAMI / GA NO IWAI Sugawara's Secrets of Calligraphy / The Birthday Celebration DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Forty Nine JINMON & KUMIUCHI At the Gate of the War Camp & Grappling on the Shore DVD US$70.00 US$150.00 Volume Fifty YUKINO YUUBE IRIYA NO AZEMICHI The Love of Michitose & Naozomurai DVD US$70.00 US$150.00       Video Sets Please contact us if you wish to order in quantities or complete sets. DVD Check out now

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