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This edition: Kabuki: The Path of the Flowers





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Kabuki, a Japanese theater form, transmitted from father to son, is today the most popular of the traditional styles of Japanese drama. Kazutaro is the youngest of the Nakamura Gangiro, one of the most prestigious Kabuki groups. We see him prepare and rehearse for his first performance at the Kabuki Za Theater in Tokyo. Thanks to the help of his father and grandfather, he will learn this ancestral art and follow in their footsteps. Dir.: Jerome Raynaud. (52 min.)

  • About this series

  • A 13-part series of hour-long documentaries of spectacular range and production value, showcasing historic cultural traditions around the world that have been identified as “Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO.

    Individually helmed by seasoned European documentary filmmakers for France’s production company ZED, Living Cultures provides a soul-stirring window into the diversity of humanity’s creativity, traveling to Mongolia, Cambodia, Central Africa, Madagascar, the Bolivian Andes, Petra, Zambia, Bhutan, Cuba, Vietnam, Amazonia, India, and Japan, and featuring traditions of dance, songs, woodcraft, medicine, musical instruments, theatre, and ceremony.

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