The 3 Differences Between Noh Theatre and Kabuki Play

I have being studying about Japanese Culture and History for more than 15 years and this video explains the differences better than any book or professor that I have ever read or talked to. 簡単な説明を頂いてくれてありがとうございました。

My dad loved Japan as a staff officer during the occupation .He was a farmers son and they are very polite like Japanese.

Don’t know if you’ll see this but I was wondering if you knew of a site or streaming service where I can watch the Noh play Dōjō-ji? I can only find the Kabuki version of it.

Thank you very much for your explanation. I connected with the comparison of Noh as the equivalent of reading a book and Kabuki as watching a movie.

I was watching the "METALI" music video by Babymetal and thought I may have spotted Kabuki references to traditional Japanese performance. You may find that interesting.

Wimmen… The English word “women” is pronounced as “wimmen.”

Quick correction: The law banning women from performing in kabuki was lifted in the Meiji era, but Japanese traditions are strong, and women never fully returned to the kabuki stage in any major way. Many kabuki actors, in particular the Ichikawa Danjuro line, have pushed to have women return more openly, and from Danjuro the 9th, all the way to today's Danjuro the 13th, women have performed as part of the actor's shomei (name-taking performances). This October (2023), a female actress (Terajima Shinobu) is set to perform at the famous Kabuki-za in Tokyo.

Thank you thank you! This is wonderful…

Excellent video....i'm very interested to japanese culture.

As an actor and someone interested in theatre history - this is brilliant. I actually looked at Noh and Kabuki as part of a project whilst training (in the West - have never gone to the East). I wish this video had been available way back then as it has so much more accessible information then I could find in Western libraries available to me (this was the era before internet though).

倭種自體無文化產生，傳統文化與現代文化 皆外來！發揚中國文化很好，本人在此佳許。能 模仿自中國2000年前的 儺。

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Hey, Shogo! Thanks for that informative and entertaining video on Noh and Kabuki 👏It's already inspired a few ideas and the simple songs would be a great way to bring Japanese (language) into a personal cultural orbit.

This individual’s knowledge of traditional Japanese theatre is so poor and pathetic. Just like his other ones on Japanese Iaido and kendo. He also comes across as a creep. Shameful.

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Thank you for this excellent primer. Great info.

Thank you, very concise and clear presentation.

Thank you, this was very informative!

All the I know is Kabuki is the one boss where they make the yoooooooOOOOOOOO sound and then you have to dodge the Naginata attack

Most interesting, very well depicted, bravo!

It’s kinda sad that women aren’t allowed to participate in Kabuki even though it was invented by a woman. Great video thank you ❤

Congratulations! Very didactic and clear explanations! I’m from Eastern Europe, but I like japaneze culture and arts!

This documentary would be better without Mr. Very Important

Did Mishima Yukio not write 6 modern Noh drama's?

I was hoping to see you go into the differences in music and dancing styles, and maybe show a couple clips. Also the overlap in stories told, how some stories have a "Noh" and "Kabuki" version, and sometimes even a Bunraku equivalent. Both Noh and Kabuki use the instrument that produces my most favorite sound in the world; the kotsuzumi. 😊 Otherwise, great video.

Frame jumping annoying

There is a fourth difference,... I've never seen anyone fall asleep during a kabuki play performance (^_^)

Before I actually watch the full video my knowledge of these arts are extremely limited but from what I've seen Noh typically uses wooden masks to represent characters while Kabuki seems to use face painting and makeup. That's just a personal observation of mine but I'm really excited to see the active differences of these art forms.

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As a Japanese history student, the books i read glossed over these 2 art forms very quickly so i'm glad you made such an amazing explanation video about these 2!

when a male acts in kabuki he generally gives the character a super feminized ir fragile moves that makes it noticable and some time hilarious, with woman acting this aspect could desapear

Shogo: kabuki plays are more simple
Me who read a whole thing about a kabuki play called the colored reins of a loving wife or something like that just because I was scared of a painting of an actor in that play and got lost 50 times: ah yes Kabuki plays are sooooo simple

I don't think that you introduced yourself.

Oda Nobunaga always make me think of onimusha. Those were great games.

Great diffences between nõ and Ke……. is like distances between earth and Skys !

I thank you for sharing this knowledge.

Today, I learn great knowledge from you, it's amazing. Thanks guy, hopefully you can make more videos about nature and culture in Japan. I really fancy it.

Absolutely love drama of a renjishi dance

I have watched literally every English subbed Nōh play I could find on YT, excepting the ones that summarize rather than directly translate. If anyone knows of any corners of the internet where there's more subbed plays, would love to hear about it

You could easily say that women were "traditionally" allowed to dance kabuki, and it was only due to prostitutes performing that women were forbidden to take part. Since that's not an issue with kabuki today, there should be no restriction. It's purely sexism at this point if that restriction isn't lifted.

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thank you so much for this lesson. Now I understand.

I'm certain Noh is a beautiful art form and demands respect. The Noh masks however are quite simply terrifying. First time I saw one was in Inuyasha. Creeped me right the Hel out.

Kabuki vs Peking Opera?

Thank you so much for this simple and more understandable explanation!!!! I also have watched other documentaries explaining those two, but I found this video was straight to the main points and told me something the others didn't, like the reason why there were no women involved in Kabuki. Again, thank you so much for making me love to study Japanese culture more and to respect them!!! You are great!!! Respect too for all Japanese art performers!!!

Kabuki was started for a woman then they decided woman wasn't allowed cuz men were too horny.

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