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Women are breaking barriers in Japan's male-dominated Noh theater

Noh theater, a traditional Japanese art form with a deeply rooted male-dominated history, has seen a notable rise in female participation in recent years. Breaking barriers: Actor Mayuko Kashiwazaki ...
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FX's "Shogun" consults master of Noh to honor traditional Japanese theater

TOKYO -- FX's newest show "Shōgun" takes viewers back in time to ancient Japan and honors the tradition of Noh, a form of theater involving dance, drama and music. "Noh has a very important root to ...
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Women break into Japan’s ‘masculine’ Noh theatre

Mayuko Kashiwazaki (C) performs during a dress rehearsal for ‘Dojoji’, a famous Japanese traditional Noh drama – Copyright AFP ANTHONY WALLACE Kimono-clad ...
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A Japanese Island Preserves an Ancient and Ghostly Theater Form

Noh was once the entertainment of medieval warriors. Today, remote Sado Islanders embrace one of the world’s oldest surviving types of drama. Shinobu Kamiyama, center, playing the tormented ghost of a ...
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FX's "Shogun" consults master of Noh to honor traditional Japanese theater

FX's "Shogun" takes viewers back in time to ancient Japan and honors the tradition of Noh, a form of theater involving dance, drama and music. TOKYO -- FX's newest show "Shōgun" takes viewers back in ...