Where to Watch Kabuki Techniques Online

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Released September 21st, 1969, 'Kabuki Techniques' stars Shōroku Onoe II, Onoe Baiko VI, Faubion Bowers, James MacAndrew The movie has a runtime of about 27 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from respected users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Two of the greatest stars of Japan’s kabuki theater reveal what has only rarely been seen: the actual acting techniques used in this most difficult and splendid of theater forms. Onoe Shoroku II and Onoe Baiko VII discuss and demonstrate their craft in conversation with the well-known author of works on Asian arts, Faubion Bowers. Includes film of great kabuki performances of the past. These great kabuki actors make the mechanics of theater kata (poses) clear and show some of the gestures and nuances of body language that communicate specific emotions and situations. Baiko, a famous player of women’s roles, performs a classic woman’s speech in full costume and heavy white-face make-up, and then does the same scene again in plain face and simple clothes. He shows how the Japanese fan speaks in its own language. He and Shoroku act out a fight scene; Shoroku demonstrates one of kabuki’s elaborate exit walk sequences, and compares different ways of making stylized gestures." .