RECOMMENDED BOOKS

Kabuki Today by Iwao Kamimura & Shunji Ohkura

A thorough introduction to Kabuki and its best performers of today. Photographer Shunji Ohkura has followed Kabuki for over thirty years and selected his best shots for this book.
New Kabuki Encyclopedia by Samuel L. Leiter

Most comprehensive reference source on Japan's kabuki theatre in any language other than Japanese. Includes illustrations, descriptions of plays, a bibliography of sources, and much more.

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