ACTORS: Tamekawa Kohyôe.

PLAYWRIGHTS LINES: Tamenaga Tarobê.

LESSER KNOWN PLAYWRIGHTS: Hirata Bunji, Iozaki Kyûsuke, Kadota Kyôsuke, Okuno Eiji, Sawai Chûzô and Yamada Heizô.

PROGRAMS: June 2021 (Matsumoto Performing Arts Centre, a new flyer for the Kabukiza and for the National Theatre), July 2021 (details for the Kabukiza, Shôchikuza and National Theatre programs, a new flyer for the Kabukiza, for the Minamiza and for the National Theatre), August 2021 (Kabukiza, National Theatre, National Bunraku Theatre, Hakodate Shimin Kaikan) and September 2021 (a new flyer for the Minamiza).

OTHERS: 1 new link; 22 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; 9 new roles in the bilingual list of roles; a more detailed casting for the premiere of the drama "Kiku no En Tsuki no Shiranami"; a new page dedicated to lesser known playwrights; a temporary page for the dramas "Imaori Hakata no Irifune", "Okuni-iri Soga Nakamura", "Shitennô Ubuyu no Tamagawa", "Shitennô Yagura no Ishizue", "Torimazete Sekison Miyage" and "Yaegasumi Soga no Kumiito" (without any global summary); furugane-kai, haru kyôgen, hatsuharu kyôgen, ishizue, itoya, machigakae, nusubito, tabi, tabiya, tatamiya, ubuyu and yayoi kyôgen have been added to the glossary.

PLAYS: "Gohiiki Tsunagi Uma" and "Kiku no En Tsuki no Shiranami".

PLAYWRIGHTS: Tajima Konosuke I.

PROGRAMS: June 2021 (details for the Kabukiza programs), July 2021 (Kabukiza, National Theatre), August 2021 (Minamiza, Nihonbashi Kôkaidô) and September 2021 (Minamiza).

OTHERS: 11 new links; 17 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; 30 new roles in the bilingual list of roles; a temporary page for the dramas "Imoseyama Hitome Senbon", "Iroeiri Otogi Zôshi", "Kachi Zumô Ukina no Hanabure", "Nazoraete Fujigane Soga" and "Shitennô Momiji no Edoguma" (without any global summary); amanawa, ashigarayama, bushû, chigo, daiya, dôji, fujiwara sumitomo, furubone-kai, furudôguya, furugasa-kai, hanabi, hanabi taikai, hanayashiki, ichiharano, ichijô, isaragomachi, ishikiri, ishiya, jodô, jorô, jorô-gumo, kan shôjô, kanke, kashimonoya, kedamonoya, kintokisan, kintokiyama, kirimise, kôguya, kohata koheiji, modoribashi, musashi, onagigawa, otogi zôshi, ôyane, rashômon kashi, ryôgoku, ryôgokubashi, sairei, sajiki-ga-dake, sakanaya, shakuya, shiba, shin-torigoe-chô, sôma tarô yoshikado, sôma-shi, sugawara michizane taira masamori, taira yoshikado, tako, tsuchi-gumo, tsunagi uma, ushi no gozen, ushijima jinja and yugasan have been added to the glossary.

ACTORS: Murayama Heijûrô IV.

PLAYS: "Musuko" and "Rakuda".

PLAYWRIGHTS: Murase Genzaburô.

LESSER KNOWN ACTORS: Murakami Takenojô, Murakami Zenzaemon, Murayama Jûrobê and Murayama Shirotarô.

PROGRAMS: April 2021 (coronavirus updates, Makuhari Messe), May 2021 (coronavirus updates, details for the Kabukiza, National Theatre, Cocoon Kabuki and Meijiza programs), June 2021 (Kabukiza, Minamiza, details for the Hakataza and Minamiza programs), July 2021 (Shôchikuza, Minamiza) and August 2021 (Minamiza).

OTHERS: 1 new link; 12 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; 10 new roles in the bilingual list of roles; 4 new illustrations for the book "Sangoku Rôei Kyôbutai" (1731); the pages on the Nakamura Shichisaburô and Shibazaki Rinzaemon lines of actors have been reworked; the pages on the actors Ikushima Hanroku, Ikushima Shingorô, Murayama Heiemon III and Murayama Heijûrô I 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 Kiyosaburô, Fujikawa Buzaemon I, Fujioka Daikichi, Sakata Tôjûrô I and Shibazaki Rinzaemon I; a new illustration page for the actors Fujita Daijirô II, Ichikawa Danzô V and Yamatoyama Jinzaemon II; a new guild in the guilds list (Amazuya); buraikan, dokufumono, hi-no-bangoya, hitomaku-mono, hori, kamikuzu-kai, kan'oke, kasôba, keibo, kôden, mita bungaku, nagaya, ogakuzu, oka onitarô, osanai kaoru, rakuda, rôya, shigai, sonja, taru, tsukemono, tsuya, yoshi-chô and yûjin have been added to the glossary.

ACTORS: Sagawa Bunzô I.

PLAYS: "Saigô to Buta-hime" and "Sakazaki Dewa-no-Kami".

ACTORS LINES: Sagawa Bunzô.

KABUKI ART: Kabuki Murals in the USA - Stillwater.

STROLLING AROUND: Fushimi Inari Kabuki.

PROGRAMS: April 2021 (details and a flyer for the Kabukiza programs), May 2021 (Kabukiza, Meijiza) and June 2021 (Minamiza).

OTHERS: 11 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; 28 new roles in the bilingual list of roles; 6 new illustrations for the book "Sangoku Rôei Kyôbutai" (1731); a new illustration page for the actors Hanai Saizaburô III, Ichikawa Gennosuke, Nakamura Kiyosaburô I, Nakayama Shinkurô I and Sakakiyama Shirotarô IV; a new illustration for the actors Arashi Koroku I, Asao Tamejûrô I, Hanai Saizaburô III, Ichikawa Ebizô II, Ôtani Hiroji II, Sanogawa Hanazuma I and Sanogawa Jûkichi I; two new illustrations for the actor Arashi Koroku I [one | two]; the pages on the Sakakiyama Koshirô and Sakakiyama Shirotarô lines of actors have been reworked; the pages on the actors Sadoshima Chôgorô I, Sadoshima Denpachi, Sakata Hangorô II, Sakata Hangorô III, Sakata Hangorô IV, Sakata Tôjûrô I and Sakata Tôjûrô III 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 "Sanshô-dayû" (without any global summary); 4 new guilds in the guilds list (Hiiragiya, Shôgatsuya, Surugaya); bakumatsu yondai hitokiri, bakumatsumono, cha zashiki, cha-no-yu zashiki, dewa, fushimi inari taisha, geigi, goyôkiki, hashidate, hitokiri, honda heihachirô, honda heihachirô tadatoki, honda masazumi, honda sado, honda tadamasa, honda tadatoki, honda yahachirô, honda yahachirô masazumi, ikeda daigo, inari daimyôjin, inga, ishin sûden, iwami, kagoshima-jô, kirino toshiaki, konchiin sûden, meakashi, nakamura hanjirô, nariai, ôkubo ichisuke, ôkubo toshimichi, omote zashiki, rakujô, rakushoku, ri, saigô kichinosuke, saigô takamori, saigô takanaga, sanbongi, satsuma-han, sekishû, sekkyô-bushi, sen-hime, sakazaki naomori, sakazaki narimasa, shichiri no watashi, tayû, tayû, tayû, tenpura, tenpuraya, tesaki, tori musume, tsurumaru-jô, tsuwano-han, ukita akiie, ushû and yura have been added to the glossary.

ACTORS: Sodeshima Genji.

PLAYS: "Sode Nikki Banshû Meguri".

ACTORS LINES: Sodesaki Wakano and Sodeshima Ichiya.

LESSER KNOWN ACTORS: Sodeoka Sasao and Sodesaki Tsumanosuke.

PROGRAMS: March 2021 (details for the Kabukiza, Minamiza and National Theatre programs, Shungyô Special Tour, Classics Tour, Yachiyoza, a new flyer for the Kabukiza), April 2021 (Kabukiza, Shungyô Special Tour), May 2021 (a flyer for the Theatre Cocoon) and June 2021 (Hakataza).

OTHERS: 2 new links; 5 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; 34 new roles in the bilingual list of roles; a special page for the book "Sangoku Rôei Kyôbutai" (1731); a new illustration for the actors Hayakawa Hatsuse, Hayakawa Shinkatsu, Ichikawa Ebizô II, Katayama Tokujûrô, Kirinami Takie, Namie Karumo, Sodeoka Sasao, Wakaura Kinjûrô, Yamashita Kametarô and Yamashita Kinsaku I; three illustrations for the actor Sodesaki Iseno I [one | two | three]; a new illustration page for the actors Ichikawa Monnosuke I, Ichikawa Sadanji I, Nanboku Sabu II, Sodesaki Iseno I and Yamatoya Jinbê IV; the pages on the actors Sodeoka Masanosuke II, Sodesaki Iroha I, Sodesaki Iseno I and Sodesaki Miwano I have been reworked (past tense, day of passing away in western calendar and added data/illustrations for some of them); a new guild in the guilds list (Hiranoya); ashikaga yoshimasa, ashikaga yoshimitsu, ashikaga yoshinori, edo kabuki hasshô no chi, hime-ga-jô, himeji-han, hôin, jûnihitoe, kahô, kanetsukidô, kyôbashi, maiko no hama, murotsu, ôkuradani, sangoku rôei kyôbutai, shôrô, shukurô, torii-ha, yamato hasedera and zôritori have been added to the glossary.

ACTORS: Tsugawa Kamon.

PLAYS: "Tôjin Goroshi" and "Tôzumô".

ACTORS LINES: Takenaka Kichisaburô and Tsutsui Kichijûrô.

PLAYWRIGHTS LINES: Takeshiba Hyôzô and Tsuchii Hyôshichi.

LESSER KNOWN ACTORS: Takeshima Kôzaburô.

PROGRAMS: January 2021 (Koganei Miyaji Musical Hall), February 2021 (details for the Kabukiza programs, new flyers for the Kabukiza and the Hakataza), March 2021 (Kabukiza, National Theatre, a new flyer for the Minamiza), April 2021 (details for the Misonoza program) and May 2021 (National Theatre, Theatre Cocoon).

OTHERS: 1 new link; 10 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; 24 new roles in the bilingual list of roles; the pages on Yakusha Mono Iwai (1784) have been reworked (second book); an illustration page for the actors Arashi Sangorô I, Fujikawa Sango, Fujita Koheiji I, Hayakawa Shinkatsu, Nakamura Kazuma I and Suzuki Heizaemon I; a new illustration for the actors Anegawa Daikichi I, Anegawa Daikichi I, Anegawa Shinshirô I, Anegawa Shinshirô III, Arashi Bungorô I, Arashi Sangorô I, Arashi Shinpei II, Azuma Tôzô III, Fujikawa Hachizô II, Fujikawa Happo I, Fujikawa Happo II, Hayakawa Shinkatsu, Ichikawa Yaozô II, Ichimura Uzaemon IX, Onoe Kikugorô I, Onoe Kikugorô I, Onoe Koisaburô I, Segawa Kikunojô I, Segawa Kikunojô II, Segawa Senjo and Yamashita Yaozô I; the pages on the actors Ichimura Takenojô V, Ichimura Uzaemon XVII and Ichimura Yoshigorô II 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 dramas "Taiheiki Chûshin Kôshaku", "Tenjiku Tokubê Kikigaki Ôrai", "Tenjiku Tokubê Kokyô no Torikaji" and "Tomioka Koi no Yamabiraki" (without any global summary); a new guild in the guilds list (Kodamaya, Nanbuya, Sakaiya, Ujiya); aizomeya, edobashi, gesaku, hosokawa katsumoto, junkabuki, kandagawa, kanjin, kannin, kanrei, karako, kokubunji, kon'ya, kôya, kutsuwa, kutsuwaya, kyakuden, kyôka, maruyamamachi, muko, nihonbashigawa, oyakata, pintokona, tanka, tera-otoko, tôjin, tsûji, tsukasabito, tsukkorobashi, yari and yoriaimachi have been added to the glossary.