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Cinema Kabuki with English subtitles at the MOVIX KYOTO

Daily: Oct 19 (Fri) - Nov 29 (Thu), 2018

RENJISHI
:
8:00 PM

KYŌKANOKO MUSUME
NININ DŌJŌJI:
8:00 PM

*No show on Oct 29th (Mon).
*The program will be performed alternately.
Schedule


*This is a MOVIE and NOT A PLAY.

Time Schedule

On sale: from Sep 26 (Wed), 2018 01:00PM(JST)

1,500 yen per person
*All Seats are Non-reserved.
*The tickets may also be purchased directly from the theatre box office.

Access to the theatre

  • Book Ticket

What is Cinema Kabuki?
Kabuki, with origins dating back to the 1600s, has remained steeped in tradition while constantly innovating. With gorgeous costumes, stunning makeups, and powerful dramas, Kabuki has been appreciated as the ultimate theatrical art form in Japan which has excited and impressed its people for centuries and had tremendous influence on its wide range of entertainments including theaters and movies worldwide. Live productions, featuring some of today’s greatest Kabuki stars, are now being filmed with the highest resolution cameras for screening in cinemas around the world on state-of-the-art digital projection systems and six-channel surround sound.

Cinema Kabuki "RENJISHI" with English subtitles

['The Father and Son Shishi Lions']

Run Time:

55 minutes

Cast:

Nakamura Kanzaburō
Nakamura Kankurō
Nakamura Shichinosuke

Director:

Yōji Yamada

Story:

'Renjishi', 'Father and Son Lions' refers to a famous kabuki lion dance. These lions, called 'shishi', are mythical beasts who are associated with an important Buddhist deity. The dance is based on the legend that the 'shishi' thrusts its cubs down to the bottom of a ravine as a test of their strength. The parent 'shishi' will nurtures only the strong cubs which climb up by themselves.
The dance of 'Father and Son Lions' usually features a father & son duo as two powerful lions, but in this version the father lion will appear with 2 cub lions.
This 'RENJISHI' that was filmed for this movie, not only stars the legendary Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII, but also his two talented sons Kankurō and Shichinosuke who shine as the younger lions. Look for unusual hand-held shishi masks which evolve into majestic full mane costumes. The father lion is one of the most sought-after roles for Kabuki dancers.

                        Produced & distributed by Shochiku
                        Supported by Kyoto City Tourism Association

Cinema Kabuki "KYŌKANOKO MUSUME NININ DŌJŌJI" with English subtitles

['Two Women at Dōjōji Temple']

Run Time:

71 minutes

Cast:

Bandō Tamasaburō
Onoe Kikunosuke

Story:

Two 'shirabyōshi' dancers visit Dōjōji Temple to attend the dedication ceremony for a brand-new temple bell. They perform for the priests, expressing the various forms of a maiden's love, at times like light and shade and at other times like sisters.
Eventually, the bell falls and they transform into a serpent.It becomes clear that they are the same jealous spirit that destroyed the original bell after being deserted by the man to whom they believed themselves betrothed.
In this version, Tamasaburō, one of Japan's most renowned actors, and rising star Kikunosuke create elegant mirror images to underscore the beauty and eroticism of the character's dual aspect. Following kabuki tradition, both dancers are female role specialists called 'onnagata'.

                        Produced & distributed by Shochiku
                        Supported by Kyoto City Tourism Association