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Masterpieces of Kabuki Theatre Series

Home Use Price US$70. each.
 

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

Please contact us if you wish to order in quantities or complete sets.

DVD Titles
(click title for film synopsis)
Media
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Masterpieces of Kabuki Series
 
NEW TITLES!  
Volume One
KANJINCHO
The Subscription List
DVD
Volume Two
TOGITATSU NO UTARE
The Revenge on Togitatsu
DVD
Volume Three
KUMAGAI JINYA
Kumagai's Battle Camp
DVD
Volume Four
YOSHITSUNE SENBON ZAKURA
Yoshitsune & the 1000 Cherry Trees
DVD
Volume Five
KOCHIYAMA
The Robber Kochiyama
DVD
Volume Six
SHIRANAMI GONIN OTOKO
The Five Bandits
DVD
Volume Seven
FUINKIRI
Breaking the Seal
DVD
Volume Eight
ISE ONDO KOI NO NETABA
The Ise Dances & Love's Dull Blade
DVD
Volume Nine
FUJI MUSUME
The Wisteria Maiden, Yasuna & Sagi Musume (The Heron Maiden)
DVD
KANJINCHO Volume Ten
TERAKOYA
The Village School
DVD
Volume Eleven
DATTAN
The Fire Ritual, Ninin Wankyu (The Two Wankyus)
DVD
Volume Twelve
SUMIDAGAWA
Sumida River, Hanabusa Shujaku Jishi (Shujaku Lion Dance)
DVD
Volume Thirteen
JUSSHUKO
Ten Types of Incense, Kenreimonin
DVD
Volume Fourteen
YAMATO TAKERU
Super Kabuki
DVD
Volume Fifteen
IPPON GATANA DOHYO IRI
The Wrestling Ring and the Sword
DVD
KANJINCHO Volume Sixteen
KANJINCHO
The Subscription List
DVD
CHUSHINGURA 1 of 4 Volume Seventeen
KANADEHON CHUSHINGURA Part 1
Acts 3 & 4 (2 DVDS)
DVD
CHUSHINGURA 2 of 4 Volume Eighteen
KANADEHON CHUSHINGURA Part 2
Acts 5 & 6
DVD
CHUSHINGURA 3 of 4 Volume Nineteen
KANADEHON CHUSHINGURA Part 3
Act 7
DVD
CHUCHINGURA 4 of 4 Volume Twenty
KANADEHON CHUSHINGURA Part 4
Acts 9 & 11
DVD
KANJINCHO 4 Volume Set (5 DVDs)
Kanadehon Chushingura

KANADEHON CHUSHINGURA Parts 1 - 4
The Treasury of the Loyal 47 Retainers (Ronin)
DVD
SUKEROKU Volume Twenty One
SUKEROKU
Flower of Edo
DVD
KUROZUKA Volume Twenty Two
KUROZUKA
The Black Mound
DVD
AKOYA Volume Twenty Three
AKOYA - THE COURTESAN AKOYA
DVD
BANZUI CHOBEI Volume Twenty Four
THE RENOWNED BANZUI CHOBEI
DVD
GOSHO NO GOROZO Volume Twenty Five
GOSHO NO GOROZO: THE GALLANT GOROZO
DVD
KENUKI Volume Twenty Six
KENUKI: THE WHISKER TWEEZERS and NARUKAMI THE PRIEST
DVD
IBARAKI Volume Twenty Seven
IBARAKI and SAKANAYA SOGORO
DVD
IGAGOE DOCHU SUGUROKU Volume Twenty Eight
IGAGOE DOCHU SUGUROKU - IN NUMAZU
DVD
DATE NO JUYAKU Volume Twenty Nine
DATE NO JUYAKU: TEN ROLES OF THE DATE CLAN
DVD
YOSHITUNE SENBON ZAKURA Volume Thirty
YOSHITSUNE SENBON ZAKURA: TOKAI-YA, DAIMOTSU NO URA
DVD
ISHIKIRI KAJIWARA Volume Thirty One
ISHIKIRI KAJIWARA - STONE CUTTING KAJIWARA
DVD
THREE KABUKI DANCES Volume Thirty Two
THREE KABUKI DANCES
DVD
KINKAKUJI Volume Thirty Three
KINKAKUJI: THE TEMPLE OF THE GOLDEN PAVILION
DVD
Volume Thirty Four
KAMIYUI SHINZA (TSUYU KOSODE MUKASHI HACHIJO)
Shinza The Barber
DVD
Volume Thirty Five
KYAKANOKO MUSUME NININ DOJOJI
Two Maidens at Dojoji
DVD
Volume Thirty Six
TORYU OGURI HANGAN
Oguri Hangan
DVD
Volume Thirty Seven
SHIBARAKU / UIRO URI
Wait a Moment! / The Medicine Peddler
DVD
Volume Thirty Eight
TSUMORU KOI YUKI NO SEKI NO TO
The Snowbound Barrier
DVD
Volume Thirty Nine
YOWA NASAKE UKINA NO YOKOGUSHI
Scarface Yosaburo
DVD
Volume Forty
MEIBOKU SENDAI HAGI
DVD
Volume Forty One
KAGOTOBI
Mekura Nagaya Ume ga Kagatobi
DVD
Volume Forty Two
ONNA GOROSHI ABURA NO JIGOKU
The Woman Killer and the Hell of Oil
DVD
Volume Forty Three
ICHIJO OKURA MONOGATARI
The Tale of Ichijo
DVD
Volume Forty Four
MORITSUNA JINYA
Moritsuna's Battle Camp
DVD
Volume Forty Five
YAKKO DOJOJI / KISEN
The Foot Man at Dojoji / Kisen the Priest
DVD
Volume Forty Six
KAWASHO
The Kawasho Teahouse
DVD
Volume Forty Seven
Three Kabuki Dances, Volume Two
The Bungo Style Dojoji / The Merry Priest / The Female Dandy
DVD
Volume Forty Eight
SUGAWARA DENJU TENARAI KAGAMI / GA NO IWAI
Sugawara's Secrets of Calligraphy / The Birthday Celebration
DVD
Volume Forty Nine
JINMON & KUMIUCHI
At the Gate of the War Camp & Grappling on the Shore
DVD
Volume Fifty
YUKINO YUUBE IRIYA NO AZEMICHI
The Love of Michitose & Naozomurai
DVD
   
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