- Paperback: 1472 pages
- Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside; illustrated edition edition (Sep 27 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 4770021356
- ISBN-13: 978-4770021359
- Product Dimensions: 30.6 x 23.1 x 2.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,227,434 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"... a brilliant collection of photographs ... accompanied by knowledgeable commentary." -- Paul Murray, The Daily Yomiuri
"... a front-row look at some of kabuki's greatest performers engaged in some of kabuki's finest moments." -- Cedric Yamanaka, The Hawaii Herald
"... all the color, the posturing, the in-your-face gorgeousness of the kabuki is beautifully captured." -- Donald Richie, The Japan Times
"... a front-row look at some of kabuki's greatest performers engaged in some of kabuki's finest moments." -- Cedric Yamanaka, The Hawaii Herald
"... all the color, the posturing, the in-your-face gorgeousness of the kabuki is beautifully captured." -- Donald Richie, The Japan Times
Book Description
Kabuki--the nearly 400-year-old Japanese theatrical art--was never intended to mirror life but to be much larger, more grandiose. In this it amply succeeds, as anyone who has had the pleasure of seeing Kabuki would agree. To relive that experience, or to partake of it for the first time one step removed, there is no more exciting means than that provided by Kabuki Today. In this preeminently visual introduction, the photographs of Kabuki photographer Shunji Ohkura capture the splendor and drama of Kabuki as no others have before.
Beautifully illustrated throughout in both color and black and white, the Kabuki theater is explained in an essay by Donald Keene and in concise commentary by Kabuki literati Iwao Kamimura. The essence of Kabuki--its defining characteristics, tradition, principal stage features, makeup and costumes, stories, characters, outstanding actors, dance and music, and ongoing growth--is presented unadorned. No word is wasted, no illustration without its point, making Kabuki Today an eminently enjoyable reading experience.
Professional follower of Kabuki for over thirty years, Shunji Ohkura has chosen from his vast library the most superlative photos for inclusion in Kabuki Today. It is thus not surprising that the book should meet the highest standards for visual excellence, either as a first-time introduction to Kabuki or as a reacquaintance.
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