Kabuki
noun
Ka·bu·ki
kə-ˈbü-kē 
ˈkä-bü-(ˌ)kē
ˈkä-bü-(ˌ)kē
: traditional Japanese popular drama performed with highly stylized singing and dancing
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Yet Ishiba’s party did a bilateral trade Kabuki with Trump 1.0 only six years ago.
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William Pesek, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Needless to say, fans have been chomping at the bit for The Empress of Tomorrow to come back, especially after her fellow Kabuki Warrior, Kairi Sane, recently returned from injury.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Both Yoshizawa and Ryusei Yokohama, who plays Shunsuke, underwent over a year of intensive Kabuki training without relying on performance doubles for the film’s elaborate stage sequences.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 May 2025
Terminal 2 has a Japanese art gallery, and there’s an exhibit on traditional Kabuki theater in Terminal 1.
—Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 25 Apr. 2025
Kyoto is home to four major festivals and there are multiple ways to experience traditional culture such as Japanese dance and the dramatic Kabuki.
—Miriam Porter, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Its anime adaptation has captivated audiences worldwide, spawning films, games, merchandise and even Kabuki performances.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Details: 3½ stars, opens Jan. 31 at the Kabuki, S.F. and the Cine Lounge Fremont 7.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
Mishima’s choice of a samurai suicide was almost a pastiche of Japanese tradition, a Kabuki fantasy, another illusion.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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William Pesek, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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Needless to say, fans have been chomping at the bit for The Empress of Tomorrow to come back, especially after her fellow Kabuki Warrior, Kairi Sane, recently returned from injury.
—Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
Both Yoshizawa and Ryusei Yokohama, who plays Shunsuke, underwent over a year of intensive Kabuki training without relying on performance doubles for the film’s elaborate stage sequences.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 May 2025
Terminal 2 has a Japanese art gallery, and there’s an exhibit on traditional Kabuki theater in Terminal 1.
—Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 25 Apr. 2025
Kyoto is home to four major festivals and there are multiple ways to experience traditional culture such as Japanese dance and the dramatic Kabuki.
—Miriam Porter, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Its anime adaptation has captivated audiences worldwide, spawning films, games, merchandise and even Kabuki performances.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 20 Feb. 2025
Details: 3½ stars, opens Jan. 31 at the Kabuki, S.F. and the Cine Lounge Fremont 7.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
Mishima’s choice of a samurai suicide was almost a pastiche of Japanese tradition, a Kabuki fantasy, another illusion.
—Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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Kabuki
noun
Ka·bu·ki
kə-ˈbü-kē
ˈkäb-u̇-(ˌ)kē
ˈkäb-u̇-(ˌ)kē
: traditional popular Japanese drama with singing and dancing
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