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TIFF presents Cinema Kabuki: Lion Dance

TIFF Bell Lightbox 350 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Premiered in 1893 Written by Ochi Fukuchi Composed by Shojiro Kineya III Recorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre, Tokyo, 2009 70 min. (Introduction 10 min. + dance 60 min. ) Subtitled in English Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdPjLAYMbzI For the late Kanzaburo XVIII “Lion … Continue reading →

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TIFF presents Cinema Kabuki: 3 Thieves Named Kichisa

TIFF Bell Lightbox 350 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Three Thieves Named Kichisa/San’nin Kichisa (an urban outlaw story) Premiered in 1860 Written by Kawatake Mokuami Directed for the stage and Cinema Kabuki by Kushida Kazuyoshi Recorded live at Theater Cocoon, Shibuya, Tokyo, 2014 136 min. Subtitled in English Trailer: … Continue reading →

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TIFF presents Cinema Kabuki: Kumagai’s Camp

TIFF Bell Lightbox 350 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Kumagai’s Camp/Kumagai Jin’ya (a samurai tragedy) Premiered in 1751 as a puppet theatre play Written by Namiki Sosuke Recorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre, Tokyo, 2010 104 min. Subtitled in English Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLsXQXWbDjU Synopsis and background: http://www.kabuki21.com/kumagai.php A samurai hero struggles … Continue reading →

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TIFF presents Cinema Kabuki: Kagotsurube, the Haunted Sword

TIFF Bell Lightbox 350 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Kagotsurube, The Haunted Sword/Kagotsurube Sato no Eizame (a story of the pleasure quarter) Written by Shinshichi Kawatake Premiered in 1888 Directed for Cinema Kabuki by Hiroyuki Nakatani Recorded live at Kabuki-za Theatre, Tokyo, 2010 113 minutes Subtitled in English Trailer: … Continue reading →

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