Kabuki jūhachiban

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Kabuki jūhachiban

Kabuki plays

Also known as: 18 Grand Plays of Kabuki

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Ichikawa Family
…Tokugawa period (1603–1867), established the Kabuki jūhachiban (“18 Grand Plays of Kabuki”), the special repertoire of the Ichikawa family. Danjūrō IX (1838–1903), of the Meiji period (1868–1912), revitalized the theatre and participated in the first kabuki performance in the presence of the emperor.
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…Tokugawa period (1603–1867), established the Kabuki jūhachiban (“18 Grand Plays of Kabuki”), the special repertoire of the Ichikawa family. Danjūrō IX (1838–1903), of the Meiji period (1868–1912), revitalized the theatre and participated in the first kabuki performance in the presence of the emperor.
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