With regard to works performed in modern times, production titles, place names, and character names conform to those utilized by the collection of productions of the Japan Arts Council’s Culture Digital Library. However, some works may be staged with different names or titles.
The names of the performers listed in the picture credits and theatre videos uploaded on this website are the names at the time of the performance.
This website is created based on information as of March 2020.
If the original text does not specify how the names of the plays, characters, places, and/or other names should be read, this website utilizes spellings that are thought to be most appropriate based on various sources.
There are many plays that have nicknames based on famous scenes or character names. The characters introduced in 100 Kabuki Characters and the nicknames of the plays in which they appear might not be directly related.
Translation
The translation of the play title and scene may vary by production.
In principle, proper nouns and other words shown in romanized Japanese without a translation are italicized. Romanized terms may be followed by their translations inside parentheses.
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