UPDATES
29 February 2024

ACTORS: Bandô Kôtarô and Bandô Tarô.

PLAYS: "Benikan".

ACTORS LINES: Bandô Aizô and Bandô Kitsujûrô.

LESSER KNOWN ACTORS: Bandô Heiroku and Bandô Usaburô.

PROGRAMS: March 2024 (details and a new flyer for the Kabukiza, the Heisei Nakamuraza and the Minamiza, details for the Yôshun Special Tour, Tôkyô International Forum), April 2024 (Kabukiza, details and a new flyer for the Kanamaruza, details for the Yôshun Special Tour), May 2024 (Minamiza, details for the Tôkyô Tatemono Brillia Hall, a new flyer for the Theater MILANO-Za) and June 2024 (Hakataza, Minamiza, Shôchikuza, Kabukiza).

OTHERS: 1 new link; 20 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; 15 new roles in the bilingual list of roles; new illustration for the actor Nakajima Mihoemon II; a new illustration page for the actors Sawamura Tanosuke IV and Yoshizawa Ayame IV; the pages on the actors Kagaya Kashichi I, Kanazawa Goheiji I, Kaneko Kichizaemon, Karyû Sawaemon, Kataoka Ichizô V, Kataoka Nizaemon X, Kataoka Roen VI, Katayama Kozaemon, Kawarasaki Gonjûrô II and Kawarasaki Kunitarô V have been reworked (past tense, day of passing away in western calendar and added data/illustrations for some of them); a temporary page for the drama "xxx" (without any global summary); 5 new guilds in the guilds list (Gusokuya, Kinojiya, Kinojiya, Kinojiya, Kinojiya); 8 new haimyô in the haimyô list (Gadô, Ikkô, Issen, Issen, Kanbô, Roen, Soryû, Zankyô); asagao-uri, benikan, beniya kanbê, chôchô-uri, mushi-uri, oshiguma, suzumushi, uchiwa and uchiwa-uri have been added to the glossary.

31 January 2024

ACTORS: Azuma Ichinojô I.

PLAYS: "Asama-ga-Dake".

PLAYWRIGHTS: Azuma Sanpachi.

ACTORS LINES: Arashi Raishi.

PLAYWRIGHTS LINES: Azuma Sanpachi.

LESSER KNOWN ACTORS: Arashi Hirosaburô.

LESSER KNOWN PLAYWRIGHTS: Arashi Sangyô.

PROGRAMS: February 2024 (details and a new flyer for the Kabukiza, the Misonoza, the Shôchikuza and the Hakataza), March 2024 (Kabukiza, Yôshun Special Tour), April 2024 (Yôshun Special Tour, Shungyô Special Tour) and May 2024 (Theater MILANO-Za, Tôkyô Tatemono Brillia Hall).

OTHERS: 1 new link; 15 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; 15 new roles in the bilingual list of roles; new illustrations for the actor Ichikawa Danzô IV and Ichikawa Raizô II; new illustrations for the dance "Sagi Musume"; a new illustration page for the dance "Sagi Musume"; a new illustration page for the actors Ichikawa Danzô III and Yamashita Kinsaku IV; 2 new guilds in the guilds list (Tachibanaya, Toraya); 6 new haimyô in the haimyô list (Kitsushi, Kitsushi, Korai, Raishi, Raishi, Shigan); asama daimyôjin, asama gongen, asama jinja, asama no ôkami, asamamono, chimori, fugen bosatsu, higashiyama, kaichô, kaichômono, kishômon, kyôgenbon, monme and sengen jinja have been added to the glossary.

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