Nihon-buyō refers to the classical Japanese performing art of dance.
Nakamura Shikan VII in September 1955 in the kabuki-buyō play Kagami-Jishi
Sengiku Bando in the play Noriai bune.
Depiction of the kabuki dance Kyōganoko Musume Dōjōji.
Nakamura Utaemon VI in 1951 in the play Kyōganoko Musume Dōjōji.
Kabuki is a classical form of Japanese theatre, mixing dramatic performance with traditional dance. Kabuki theatre is known for its heavily stylised performances, its glamorous, highly decorated costumes, and for the elaborate kumadori make-up worn by some of its performers.
The July 1858 production of Shibaraku at the Ichimura-za theater theatre in Edo. Triptych woodblock print by Utagawa Toyokuni III.
Onoe Kikugorō VI as Umeō-maru in Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami
The earliest portrait of Izumo no Okuni, the founder of kabuki (1600s)
Oniji Ōtani III (Nakazō Nakamura II) as Edobee in the May 1794 production of Koi Nyōbo Somewake Tazuna