Japanese Theater Weeks 5, 6, 7

Kabuki and Bunraku

Reading/Discussion questions week 5b

Reading/Discussion questions week 6

Reading/Discussion questions week 7

Images of Kabuki and Bunraku

Kumadori makeup for Kabuki

Love Suicides at Amijima

Saint Narukami

Chushingura

The Maiden at Dojoji

The Battle of Ichinotani: Suma Bay

Yotsuya Ghost Stories (scroll down to find images)

Shibaraku ("Wait a  Moment")

Sugarawa's Secrets of Calligraphy

Yoshitsune senbon zakura (Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees)