The live-action Japanese movie "Kokuho" has made over ¥10.5 billion in box office revenue in a feat not achieved in Japan since "Bayside Shakedown 2" in 2003. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/19/entertainment-news/kokuho-revenue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #kokuho #japanesefilm #film #kabuki
Once you learn the terminology for kabuki, step farther into the world by recognizing the classical Japanese used in its scripts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/06/26/language/japanese-kabuki-terms-language/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #language #nihongo #vocabulary #kabuki #theater