Danjūrō Ichikawa IX as Benkei in Kanjin-chō (1894)
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日本語: 九代目市川團十郎の弁慶(明治廿七年六月東京歌舞伎座『勧進帳』)
English: Danjūrō Ichikawa IX (1838–1903) as Benkei in the June 1894 Tokyo Kabuki-za production of Kanjinchō
Kabuki is a form of traditional Japanese theater. Kabuki theater is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by its performers. A rich blend of music, dance, mime, and spectacular staging and costuming, it has been the chief theatrical form in Japan for almost four centuries. The term kabuki originally suggested the unorthodox character of this art form. The individual kanji characters, from left to right, are ka, meaning “sing” (歌); bu, signifying “dance” (舞); and ki, meaning “skill” (伎). Kabuki is therefore sometimes translated as "the art of singing and dancing."
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