2007 in figures:

460 actors pages

240 summaries

865 entries in the Kabuki plays list

132 actors lines

I would like to thank very much all the people who helped me building this site. Happy new year to all!

PRINTS:

PROGRAMS: January 2008 (details for the National Theatre and Kabukiza programs) and March 2008 (Shinbashi Enbujô, Minamiza, Kabuki Kanshô Kyôshitsu, Kabuki Forum).

OTHERS: 1 new link; asobue to awase is added to the glossary.

ACTORS: biographies of the actors Ôkawa Hashizô II, Onogawa Ugenji and Osagawa Tsuneyo IV.

PLAYS: "Ôsakazuki".

PRINTS:

ACTORS LINES: Osagawa Tsuneyo.

OTHERS: 1 new link; 11 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; ashigaru, mitsugumi sakazuki, sakazuki and taishuka are added to the glossary.

ACTORS: biographies of the actors Onoe Kanijûrô III, Onoe Kikujirô IV, Onoe Kikunosuke II and Onoe Taganojô III.

PLAYS: "Omatsuri" and "Ômi no Okane".

PRINTS:

ACTORS LINES: Onoe Kanijûrô, Onoe Kikujirô, Onoe Kikunosuke, Onoe Koisaburô, Onoe Taganojô and Onoe Tatsunosuke.

DERIVATIVES: Onoe Baikô (Edo dolls series 1) and Onoe Shôroku (Edo dolls series 2).

OTHERS: 2 new links; 1 new entry in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; kanda matsuri, sanja matsuri, sannô matsuri and sarashime are added to the glossary.

ACTORS: biographies of the actors Ogawa Kichitarô I and Ogawa Kichitarô III.

PLAYS: "Obiya" and "Ono no Tôfû".

PRINTS:

ACTORS LINES: Ogawa Kichitarô.

PROGRAMS: December 2007 (details for the National Theatre program), January 2008 (Kabukiza) and February 2008 (Kabukiza, Hakataza, Shôchikuza).

OTHERS: 4 new links; 7 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; ono no tôfû is added to the glossary.

ACTORS: biography of the actor Edosaka Kyôemon.

PLAYS: "Echigo Jishi".

PRINTS:

THEATERS: Cocoon Kabuki.

PROGRAMS: December 2007 (details for the Kabukiza programs) and January 2008 (Shôchikuza, National Theatre, Shinbashi Enbujô, Minamiza, Asakusa Kôkaidô).

OTHERS: 15 new links; 10 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; ipponba geta is added to the glossary; everything about the famous Cocoon Kabuki.

Important: I would like to thank a lot the nice person who has sent me the following mail:

Hello! I'm a Japanese kabuki amateur and I'm very much impressed by this site. It's so rich that there is lots of things to be learned from here even for a Japanese. I send this message to tell you that 二代目中村錦之助 is NOT Ginnosuke II but Kinnosuke II. I do not intend to find fault but just for perfect your site and hope that as many people as possible in the world come to know Kabuki. Besides, since you know kabuki so much, I'm sure you can understand the importance of the Name in Kabuki world. Nakamura Kinnosuke is a very important name also in Japanese cinema, because late Kinnosuke I, the uncle of Kinnosuke II, was a big star in Japanese films. I hope that you keep managing this site as long as possible.

It goes without saying that I am very grateful for this mail, which helped me correcting a very bad name mispelling!

ACTORS: biographies of the actors Uemura Kichiya II and Uemura Kichiya III.

PLAYS: "Uirô Uri", "Ukifune", "Ura Omote Sendai Hagi" and "Uwajima Sôdô".

PRINTS:

ACTORS LINES: Uemura (Kamimura) Kichiya.

PROGRAMS: November 2007 (details for the Kabukiza and National Theatre programs) and December 2007 (Minamiza, Kabukiza, National Theatre).

OTHERS: 7 new links; 5 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; genji monogatari, kokon shibai irokurabe hyakunin isshu, heian jidai, shûtangoto, tsurane and yarô tachiyaku butai ôkagami are added to the glossary.

ACTORS: biographies of the actors Ichikawa Aragorô IV, Ichikawa Dannosuke V, Ichikawa Datezô I, Ichikawa Ebijûrô II, Ichikawa Komazô X, Ichikawa Sadanji I, Ichikawa Sôzaburô II, Ichikawa Sukejurô and Ichikawa Udanji II.

PLAYS: "Ichiharano no Danmari", "Imorizake" and "Ishikawa Goemon".

PRINTS:

ACTORS LINES: Ichikawa Chûsha, Ichikawa Dannosuke, Ichikawa Danzaburô, Ichikawa Ebijûrô, Ichikawa Ichijûrô, Ichikawa Ichizô, Ichikawa Kodanji, Ichikawa Takijûrô and Ichikawa Udanji.

PROGRAMS: October 2007 (details for the Kabukiza and National Theatre programs) and November 2007 (Kabukiza).

OTHERS: 12 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list.

ACTORS: biographies of the actors Itô Kodayû I and Itô Kodayû II.

PLAYS: "Izari no Adauchi".

PRINTS:

ACTORS LINES: Itô Kodayû.

PROGRAMS: September 2007 (Buyô at the Kabukiza).

OTHERS: 2 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; reigenkimono is added to the glossary.

ACTORS: biography of the actor Yamada Jinpachi.

PLAYS: "Yaegiri Kuruwa Banashi", "Yaoya no Kondate", "Yari no Gonza" and "Yashiki Musume".

PRINTS:

ACTORS LINES: Yamashita Kinsaku, Yamashita Kyôemon and Yamashita Matatarô.

THEATERS: Yachiyoza.

DERIVATIVES: Yachiyoza Stamp.

PROGRAMS: September 2007 (details for the Kabukiza programs), October 2007 (Misonoza, Kabukiza, National Theatre, Mitsukoshi Kabuki, Shinbashi Enbujô, Zenshinza Gekijô, NHK Hall) and November 2007 (National Theatre, Shôchiku Grand Kabuki Tour, Asakusa Kôkaidô, Bandô Tamasaburô Tour).

OTHERS: 7 new links; 1 new entry in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; kantsûmono, megatakiuchi, shaberi, shitennô, shitennômono and yamanbamono are added to the glossary.

ACTORS: biographies of the actors Matsumoto Kingo II, Matsumoto Kojirô II, Matsumoto Nazaemon II, Matsumoto Shigemaki, Matsumoto Shirosaburô, Matsumoto Tomojûrô II and Matsumoto Yonesaburô I.

PLAYS: "Makura Jishi" and "Matsuura no Taiko".

PRINTS:

DERIVATIVES: Kabukiza Postcards.

PROGRAMS: August 2007 (details for the Kabukiza programs) and September 2007 (Kabukiza, Western Provinces, Kabuki Forum, Kinshû Special Tour).

OTHERS: 1 new link; 14 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; shittogoto and shûzan jisshu are added to the glossary.

ACTORS: biographies of the actors Bandô Iwagorô and Bandô Jutarô I.

PLAYS: "Hakkenden", "Hanamizubashi" and "Hashi Benkei".

PRINTS:

PROGRAMS: June 2007 (details for the Hakataza program), July 2007 (details for the Kabukiza program) and August 2007 (Kabukiza, National Theatre, National Bunraku Theatre, Wahha Kamigata Engei Hall).

OTHERS: 4 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; musumegata, satomi-hakkendenmono and taiko are added to the glossary.

ACTORS: biographies of the actors Nakayama Bungorô I, Nakayama Hyakka, Nakayama Nanshi II, Nakayama Shinkurô II and Nakayama Tomisaburô I.

PLAYS: "Nanatsu Men".

PRINTS:

OTHERS: 8 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; the word kagekiyomono is added to the glossary.

ACTORS: biographies of the actors Nakamura Shikaku II, Nakamura Shingorô II, Nakamura Tomosa II, Nakamura Tôzô II and Nakamura Tsuruzô II.

PLAYS: "Narihira".

PRINTS:

ACTORS LINES: Nakamura Daikichi, Nakamura Shikaku, Nakamura Tomosa and Nakamura Tôzô.

PROGRAMS: June 2007 (details for the Kabukiza and Zenshinza programs).

OTHERS: 6 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list.

ACTORS: biographies of the actors Nakamura Daikichi I, Nakamura Jiroza I, Nakamura Kichibê I, Nakamura Tomosa I and Nakamura Tôzô I.

PLAYS: "Nami no Tsuzumi".

PRINTS:

ACTORS LINES: Nakamura Jiroza and Nakamura Kumetarô.

OTHERS: 7 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list.

ACTORS: biographies of the actors Tamagawa Sennojô I, Tamagawa Shuzen I, Tamazawa Kôjûrô and Tamazawa Saijirô I.

PLAYS: "Takatoki", "Takatsuki", "Tamagawa" and "Tamasan".

PRINTS:

THEATERS: Tamagawaza.

DERIVATIVES: Postcards.

CHARACTERS: Tamamo-no-Mae.

PROGRAMS: May 2007 (details for the Kabukiza programs, Minamiza), June 2007 (Theatre Cocoon, Chûnichi Theatre, Zenshinza Tour) and July 2007 (Kabukiza, Shôchikuza, National Theatre, Tours in the eastern provinces and Central Provinces).

OTHERS: 2 new links; 10 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; takatsuki and tengu are added to the glossary.

ACTORS: biography of the actor Sakakiyama Koshirô III.

PLAYS: "Sakura Shigure" and "Sannin Warai".

PRINTS:

ACTORS LINES: Sakakiyama Koshirô and Sakakiyama Shirotarô.

PROGRAMS: June 2007 (Kabukiza, Hakataza, National Theatre, Educational Kabuki tour in Kansai).

OTHERS: 2 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; aibara and kagebara are added to the glossary.

ACTORS: biographies of the actors Sawamura Kodenji I and Sawamura Kunitarô II.

PLAYS: "Sakura Hime" and "Sayaate".

PRINTS:

ACTORS LINES: Sawamura Kodenji, Sawamura Kunitarô and Sawamura Shirogorô.

PROGRAMS: March 2007 (details for the Kabukiza, Minamiza and National Theatre programs), April 2007 (details for the Kabukiza, Shôchikuza and Kanamaruza programs) and May 2007 (Kabukiza, Shinbashi Enbujô, National Theatre, Chikamatsuza Tour).

OTHERS: 6 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; kago and seigen-sakurahimemono are added to the glossary; details on the Kabuki tour in Paris 2007.

ACTORS: biographies of the actors Kanazawa Goheiji I and Kaneko Rokuemon.

PLAYS: "Kagatobi", "Kanda Matsuri", "Kanjo" and "Katsuo Uri".

PRINTS:

PROGRAMS: April 2007 (Kabukiza, Minamiza).

OTHERS: 9 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; kanjo, hatsugatsuo, mono-urimono and tobi are added to the glossary.

ACTORS: biographies of the actors Arashi Kanshirô I and Arashi Kiyosaburô I.

CONTEMPORARY ACTORS: Bandô Shingo and Nakamura Shirogorô.

PLAYS: "Abura no Jigoku" and "Aioi Jishi".

PRINTS:

DERIVATIVES: Fujiko's Gallery.

PROGRAMS: January 2007 (details for the National Theatre program), February 2007 (details for the Kabukiza program), March 2007 (Kabukiza) and April 2007 (Shôchikuza).

OTHERS: 13 new entries in the Japanese-English Kabuki plays list; kamiarai is added to the glossary.