Lee Sang-il’s kabuki drama 'Kokuho' has set a new record in Japan, becoming the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film ...

Directed by Lee Sang-il and selected as Japan’s 2026 Oscar submission for best international feature, the three-hour, ...

Kabuki drama “Kokuho” has made box office history, becoming the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film of all time in its ...

The world of Japanese theater embraces a new classic this year. The iconic series Neon Genesis Evangelion will appear on a ...

As part of Variety’s Screening Series, “Kokuho” production designer Yohei Taneda and producer Chieko Murata joined Variety’s co-editor-in-chief Cynthia Littleton for a candid conversation about the ...

GKids has released the trailer for Kokuho , Japan’s official Oscar entry and a massive box office sensation that’s captivated ...

TOKYO — A three-hour film about the esoteric world of Kabuki is defying the odds at the Japanese box office, with tickets selling out at some cinemas. “Kokuho,” which means “national treasure,” has ...

Hayao Miyazaki's masterpiece Princess Mononoke is getting a live-action adaptation, and it has a better chance of succeeding than fans might think.

TOKYO — Onstage, Danjuro Ichikawa, one of the biggest stars of Japan's Kabuki theater, is a virtuoso in switching roles. In his latest production, he plays 13 parts, including a princess, a sushi chef ...

In celebration of our Tsuruya Kōkei: Kabuki Prints Revised & Revisited exhibition, join us to transform into a Kabuki actor for the night! Makeup is one of the most important parts of the Kabuki ...

A theater in Kyoto City is displaying name boards of Kabuki actors ahead of the year-end shows. They include a father and son ...