# Kabuki
Author: Expat-Tokyo

Om Kabuki kan berättas mycket. Vi väljer början av en text från Yomiuri Shimbun samt en fascinerande dokumentär från YouTube. \* By Tatsuhiro Morishige / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer In the 46th installment of this column, which was about “Defining kabuki,” I touched on the “Takizawa Kabuki” series as an example of performances by non-kabuki actors. I recently went to see “Takizawa Kabuki 2017,” which is running through May 14 at the Shimbashi Enbujo Theatre in Higashi-Ginza, Tokyo. The star of “Takizawa Kabuki,” which has been held annually since 2006, is Hideaki Takizawa — one of the most popular members of talent agency Johnny & Associates. The show is entertainment-oriented but still incorporates an array of traditional Japanese arts. It is now in its 12th year, and set to surpass 600 performances. “To be honest, I was surprised we’ve only reached 600,” Takizawa said in an interview. “I’ve started to get a strong sense of the splendor and glamour of traditional Japanese arts. And I have found myself entering the 12th year of the series.” Takizawa, 35, played the role of Minamoto no Yoshitsune — one of Japanese history’s most tragic heroes — in one of NHK’s yearlong period sagas. Takizawa’s fine-featured face is well suited to such roles. Läs färdigt denna featureartikel (och njut av dess bilder) här: http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003648228