In this episode, your hosts give you an introduction to Kabuki, Japan's traditional theater.  This is part one of two.

An example of Kabuki from the play Sanmon Gosan no Kiri: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLMy69smJz8

Mentioned in this podcast:

Shively, Donald. Bakufu Versus Kabuki Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies Vol. 18, No. 3/4 (Dec., 1955)  http://www.jstor.org/stable/2718437

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