Kaoru Osanai was a Japanese theater director, playwright, and actor central in the development of modern Japanese theater.
Kaoru Osanai in 1927
Grave of Kaoru Osanai in Tama Cemetery
Traditional Japanese theatre is among the oldest theatre traditions in the world. Traditional theatre includes Noh, a spiritual drama, and its comic accompaniment kyōgen; kabuki, a dance and music theatrical tradition; bunraku, puppetry; and yose, a spoken drama.
Noh is one of the four major types of Japanese theatre.
The July 1858 production of Shibaraku at the Ichimura-za theatre in Edo. Triptych woodblock print by Utagawa Toyokuni III.
Bunraku scene from Date Musume Koi no Higanoko (伊達娘恋緋鹿子) depicting Yaoya Oshichi climbing the tower
Rakugo, a form of yose