PLAYS: "Fushimi Shumokumachi", "Futa Omote Dôjôji" and "Fuwa".

KAOMISE: Ôsaka 1756 (Naka no Shibai).

PROGRAMS: July 2020 (coronavirus updates), August 2020 (Kabukiza, coronavirus updates), September 2020 (coronavirus updates) and October 2020 (Shôchikuza).

OTHERS: 9 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki play dictionary; 7 new roles in the bilingual list of roles; 1 book was referenced in the bibliography; an illustration page for the actors Ichikawa Danjûrô I and Yamanaka Heikurô I; the pages on the actors Ichikawa Chûsha VIII, Ichikawa Danjûrô I, Ichikawa Danjûrô VI, Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII and Ichikawa Danjûrô IX have been reworked (past tense, day of passing away in western calendar and added data/illustrations for some of them); akamatsu enshin, akamatsu norimura, aki, asano daigaku, asano daigaku nagahiro, asano nagahiro, daitô, daitô kokushi, daitokuji, ebisuchô, fukaamigasa, fuwa kazuemon, fuwa Kazuemon Masatane, fuwa masatane, fushimi, geishû, hiroshima-han, hiroshima-jô, nyûdô, onodera hidekazu, onodera hidetomi, onodera jûnai, onodera jûnai hidekazu, onodera kôemon, onodera kôemon hidetomi, shindô hachirôemon, shindô hachirôemon toshishige, shindô toshishige, shôki daijin, shûhô myôchô, shumokumachi and yamashina have been added to the glossary.

PLAYS: "Ejima Ikushima".

PLAYWRIGHTS: Enomoto Torahiko.

KAOMISE: Ôsaka 1756 (Kado no Shibai).

PROGRAMS: June 2020 (coronavirus updates), July 2020 (coronavirus updates), August 2020 (National Bunraku Theatre) and September 2020 (tour in the Central Provinces).

OTHERS: 2 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki play dictionary; 5 new roles in the bilingual list of roles; the page on the Ichikawa Yaozô line of actors has been reworked; a temporary page for the drama "Ehô Taikôki" (without any global summary); the pages on the actors Edosaka Kyôemon, Ichikawa Aragorô I, Ichikawa Aragorô IV and Ichikawa Chûsha VII have been reworked (past tense, day of passing away in western calendar and added data/illustrations for some of them); a new illustration for the actors Anegawa Daikichi I, Fujikawa Heikurô and Nakamura Kichiemon I; a new illustration page for the actors Ichinokawa Hikoshirô II, Nakamura Noshio II and Onoe Koisaburô I; a new illustration for the dramas "Kokusen'ya Gassen" and "Komeya"; chûrô, ejima ikushima jiken, ejima-ikushimamono, gekkôin, gofukushi, katsuta teruko, konoe hiroko, manabe akifusa, manzai, manzaishi, ojôguchi, okiyo-no-kata, okuishi, ôoku, rôjo, sakyô no tsubone, seiro, ten'eiin, togiya, tokugawa ietsugu, ukiyoe, ukiyoeshi, wakadoshiyori, wakazô and yatsu yûjo have been added to the glossary.

ACTORS: Daimatsu Hyakusuke.

PLAYS: "Debauchi Otama".

ACTORS LINES: Dekishima Kozarashi.

KAOMISE: Ôsaka 1756 (Ônishi no Shibai).

LESSER KNOWN ACTORS: Dekishima Heihachi, Dekishima Kichiya, Dekishima Sagenta and Dekishima Shôgorô.

PROGRAMS: April 2020 (coronavirus updates), May 2020 (coronavirus updates), June 2020 (coronavirus updates), July 2020 (coronavirus updates, Shôchikuza) and August 2020 (Minamiza).

OTHERS: 2 new links; 10 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki play dictionary; 20 new roles in the bilingual list of roles; a new illustration page for the drama "Igagoe Norikake Gappa"; a new illustration for the actors Bandô Iwagorô, Bandô Kunigorô I, Bandô Matakurô II, Nakamura Denkurô I, Nakamura Kanzaburô VI, Ôtani Hirohachi I, Sakakiyama Danshirô I, Tatsuoka Hisagiku and Tomizawa Hanzaburô I; a new illustration page for the drama "Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami"; a new illustration page for the actors Fujikawa Heikurô, Sanogawa Hanazuma II and Yoshizawa Ayame II; the pages on the actors Fujimura Handayû II, Hanagiri Toyomatsu III, Haruyama Genshichi I, Haruyama Genshichi II, Hayakawa Hatsuse, Hayakawa Shinkatsu, Hyakunin'isshu Genzaburô, Yagi Niemon, Yamada Jinpachi, Yamamoto Kyôshirô I, Yamamura Giemon I, Yamamura Giemon II and Yamamura Tomoemon I have been reworked (past tense, day of passing away in western calendar and added data/illustrations for some of them); the pages on the Fujimura Hanjûrô, Hanagiri Toyomatsu, Nakamura Shirogorô and Yamamura Giemon lines of actors have been reworked; aogaishi, deai jaya, deba, deba bôchô, debauchi, edo onna sôshi, hyakushôya, iriya, izakaya, kan'eiji, kanezuru, kettô, komeya, shichô, shinobazu no ike, tabakoya, tsukaiya, ueno, yûjo, zaru and zaru-uri have been added to the glossary.

ACTORS: Bandô Jutarô III.

PLAYS: "Buaku", "Bukaku Setsugekka" and "Bungo Dôjôji".

ACTORS LINES: Bandô Ikkaku, Bandô Matazaemon and Bandô Takejaku.

LESSER KNOWN ACTORS: Bandô Tachibana, Bandô Toyokichi and Bandô Tsuruemon.

PROGRAMS: March 2020 (coronavirus updates), April 2020 (coronavirus updates), May 2020 (coronavirus updates, Kabukiza, a new flyer for the Akasaka Grand Kabuki), June 2020 (Kabukiza, Minamiza) and July 2020 (Kabukiza).

OTHERS: a few links have been modified; 19 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki play dictionary; 19 new roles in the bilingual list of roles; two new illustrations for the actor Matsumoto Kôshirô V [1801 | 1811]; a new illustration for the drama "Akegarasu"; a new illustration for the actors Bandô Hikosaburô V, Bandô Mitsugorô III, Fujikawa Buzaemon I, Ichikawa Ebizô V, Iwai Tojaku, Nakamura Tamasuke, Nakayama Tomisaburô I, Ogino Izaburô II, Ôkawa Hashizô I, Sawamura Tanosuke II, Segawa Rokô IV, Segawa Senjo, Shinozuka Jirozaemon I, Suketakaya Takasuke II and Yashio Ikuemon; a new illustration page for the actors Fujikawa Tomokichi I, Fujikawa Tomokichi II, Ichikawa Dannosuke III, Ichikawa Ebijûrô I, Nakamura Jakuemon I, Ogino Senjo, Sawamura Shirogorô II, Sawamura Sôjûrô IV, Seki Sanjûrô II, Tatsuoka Someemon and Wakaura Kinjûrô; the pages on the Fujikawa Buzaemon, Fujikawa Hachizô, Fujikawa Kayû and Fujikawa Tomokichi lines of actors have been reworked; the pages on the actors Bandô Mitsugorô I, Bandô Mitsugorô III, Fujikawa Buzaemon I, Fujikawa Hachizô I, Fujikawa Hachizô II, Fujikawa Hachizô III, Fujikawa Hanzaburô III, Fujikawa Heikurô, Fujikawa Tomokichi I, Fujikawa Tomokichi II, Nakajima Kanzaemon I and Ogino Senjo have been reworked (past tense, day of passing away in western calendar and added data/illustrations for some of them); a new kuraizuke page with error-fixing; buaku, bungo-bushi, chûshibai, matsumushi, setsugekka, sôkanjiku, sumiya, toribeyama, tsuki, uroko and yuki daruma have been added to the glossary.

ACTORS: Arashi Wakano II.

CONTEMPORARY ACTORS: Horikoshi Kangen.

ACTORS LINES: Arashi Sankô and Arashi Shichisaburô.

NI-NO-KAWARI: Kyôto 1720 (Miyako Handayû's theater), Kyôto 1720 (Hayagumo Chôdayû's theater), Kyôto 1720 (Ebisuya Kichirôbê's theater) and Kyôto 1720 (Nakamura Hatsudayû's theater).

LESSER KNOWN ACTORS: Asao Hisamatsu and Asao Monzô.

PROGRAMS: March 2020 (details for the Kabukiza, National Theatre and Meijiza programs, Hana no Mai Tour), April 2020 (details for the Shinbashi Enbujô programs, Makuhari Messe), May 2020 (Kabukiza, MOA Museum of Art, Tour in the Eastern Provinces) and June 2020 (Hakataza, Kabukiza).

OTHERS: 4 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki play dictionary; 27 new roles in the bilingual list of roles; the pages on the Arashi Kitsusaburô, Bandô Katsutarô and Bandô Minosuke lines of actors have been reworked; an illustration page for the actor Anegawa Chiyosaburô I; the pages on the actors Bandô Matatarô IV, Bandô Mitsugorô VI, Bandô Mitsugorô VII, Bandô Mitsugorô VIII, Bandô Mitsugorô X, Bandô Shûchô II, Bandô Shûchô III, Bandô Shûka I and Bandô Yasosuke I have been reworked (past tense, day of passing away in western calendar and added data/illustrations for some of them); jûji and kojiki have been added to the glossary.

ACTORS: Yamashita Mangiku I.

PLAYS: "Yuya".

ACTORS LINES: Yoshizawa Goroichi.

SOGAMONO: Nakamuraza 1780 and Ichimuraza 1780.

PROGRAMS: February 2020 (Zenshinza Tour, details for the Kabukiza, Misonoza, Urara Theater Komatsu, Kagekiza, Minamiza and Hakataza programs), March 2020 (National Theatre, a flyer for the Minamiza), April 2020 (Shinbashi Enbujô) and May 2020 (TBS Akasaka Act Theater).

OTHERS: 1 new link; 1 new entry in the Japanese-English Kabuki play dictionary; 3 new roles in the bilingual list of roles; the pages on the Bandô Matakurô and Bandô Matatarô lines of actors have been reworked; a new illustration page for the actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX; a new illustration for the actor Ôtani Hiroji II; the pages on the actors Azuma Tôzô II, Azuma Tôzô III, Bandô Hikosaburô III, Bandô Hikosaburô V, Bandô Hikosaburô VI, Bandô Hikozaemon I, Bandô Hikozaemon II, Bandô Iwagorô, Bandô Jusaburô II, Bandô Jusaburô III, Bandô Jutarô I, Bandô Kakitsu I, Bandô Kamezô I, Bandô Kunigorô I, Bandô Manzô, Bandô Matajûrô I, Bandô Matakurô I, Bandô Matakurô II, Bandô Matakurô III, Bandô Matatarô I and Nakamura Utaemon VI have been reworked (past tense, day of passing away in western calendar and added data/illustrations for some of them); komamonoya, sôjô and yuya (nô) have been added to the glossary.