ACTORS: biographies of the actors Anegawa Shinshirô III and Yamashita Matashirô I.

PLAYS: "Emiji Yakata" and "Kusazuribiki".

PRINTS:

ACTORS LINES: Anegawa Minato, Arashi Shimpei, Nakamura Kyôjûrô and Nakayama Raisuke.

KABUKI ART: Rice Paper Art.

DERIVATIVES: Game facepaint.

CARICATURES: Arashi Shimpei / Yamamura Giemon.

PROGRAMS: April 2008 (Kumamoto Castle), May 2008 (details for the Kabukiza programs) and June 2008 (Kabukiza).

OTHERS: 2 new links; 6 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki play dictionary; the actor Arashi San'emon III is referenced as Arashi Shimpei I in our database.

ACTORS: biography of the actor Fujikawa Hanzaburô III.

PLAYS: "Komatsubara".

PRINTS:

PROGRAMS: April 2008 (details for the Kabukiza and Misonoza programs) and June 2008 (Hakataza, National Theater, Theater Cocoon, Chûnichi Gekijô, Educational Kabuki Tour in Kansai).

ACTORS: biographies of the actors Otowa Jirosaburô I, Sakurayama Shirosaburô I and Tamiya Jûzaburô I.

PLAYS: "Shibaroku Sumika" and "Sugi Sakaya".

PRINTS:

ACTORS LINES: Tamiya Jûzaburô.

DERIVATIVES: Kabuki Restaurant.

PROGRAMS: May 2008 (Kabukiza).

OTHERS: 2 new links; 10 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki play dictionary; two new pages, one dedicated to the kuraizuke ranking system and the other to Kabuki on youtube.com.

ACTORS: biography of the actor Sawamura Genjirô.

PLAYS: "Ninin Dôjôji".

PRINTS:

KABUKI ART: Acrylic Kabuki.

DERIVATIVES: Guinea Stamp.

PROGRAMS: May 2008 (Shimbashi Embujô, Shôchikuza, Wahha Kamigata Engei Hall).

OTHERS: 6 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki play dictionary.

ACTORS: biographies of the actors Mimasu Tokujirô I and Ôtani Tokuji I.

PLAYS: "Koi no Odamaki" and "Tenshu Monogatari".

PRINTS:

KABUKI ART: Maquette Workshop - Kabuki Actor.

DERIVATIVES: Kanamaruza Stamp.

PROGRAMS: March 2008 (details for the Kabukiza programs, Uchisaiwai Hall) and April 2008 (Kabukiza, Minamiza).

OTHERS: 10 new links; 5 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki play dictionary; furu jinja, himejijô, jakushû, odamaki and wakasa are added to the glossary; the history of the Kanamaruza from October 1999 to April 2008; a new section dedicated to Kabuki Art.

ACTORS: biography of the actor Kokan Tarôji I.

PLAYS: "Niwaka Jishi".

PRINTS:

THEATERS: Kanamaruza.

DERIVATIVES: Ichikawa Ennosuke (Edo dolls series 4).

PROGRAMS: February 2008 (details for the Kabukiza programs) and April 2008 (Misonoza, Kanamaruza, Shôchikuza, Hakataza).

OTHERS: 3 new links; 5 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki play dictionary; Sawamura Sôjûrô I and Sawamura Sôjûrô V are referenced as Suketakaya Takasuke I and Suketakaya Takasuke III in our database.

ACTORS: biography of the actor Tomizawa Montarô I.

PLAYS: "Gonichi no Iwafuji" and "Tobae".

PRINTS:

DERIVATIVES: Bandô Mitsugorô (Edo dolls series 3).

PROGRAMS: March 2008 (Kabukiza).

OTHERS: 4 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki play dictionary; kiju kinen and tobae are added to the glossary.