[Limited to 1,000 copies] Kishin Shinoyama "KABUKI by KISHIN"

About the productJapanese

At the 52nd Bookbinding and Design Competition
Winner of the Japan Book Publishers Association Chairman's Award [Arts Category]!
Limited to 1,000 copies

This large-format photo book is a compilation of selected masterpieces of Kabuki photography taken by the world-renowned photographer, Kishin Shinoyama, over a period of more than 40 years.

This is a completely different kind of photo book from other photo books that document all Kabuki performances or that follow individual Kabuki actors; it is a unique work that captures the fundamental greatness and magic of Kabuki through the eyes of photographer Kishin Shinoyama.
Kishin Shinoyama has photographed many famous stage plays and actors, and it is no exaggeration to say that these photographs were born from a miraculous crossover between the moment when the god of Kabuki descended on the actors performing on stage and the moment when the god of photography descended on the photographer. There are many photos of Kabuki plays, but from this vast collection we have carefully selected only those that capture the moments, expressions, and acting that could only be captured with Shinoyama's photographic skill.
From another perspective, this photobook can also be seen as a unique work by Kishin Shinoyama, who was drawn to the charms of Kabuki after meeting Tamasaburo Bando in 1972 and has continued to photograph the performances of many great actors. In other words, Shinoyama's photographs can be likened to the paintings of Kabuki actors by Sharaku, an Edo-period ukiyo-e artist.

Shinoyama describes his photographs as "a mirror of the times," and there is no doubt that this photo book will become an important and valuable documentary of this era, when great Kabuki actors flourished.

It is my sincere hope that the charm of the world of Kabuki, the pinnacle of Japanese aesthetics, will spread throughout the world through this photo collection by Kishin Shinoyama.

Product Information

release date 2017年7月7日

Part numberGZIN10044J-9784838105632

Specification Hardcover / A3 / 30.5cm x 40cm / 6kg / Boxed / Full color / 408p

[List of featured actors]
Bandō Tamasaburo, Ichikawa Enō, Ichikawa Ennosuke, Ichikawa Shōya, Bandō Yajūrō, Ichikawa Monnosuke, Ichikawa Chūza, Ichikawa Saruya, Ichikawa Udanjūrō, Ichikawa Sadanjūrō the 12th, Ichikawa Ebizō, Kataoka Ichizō, Kataoka Kamezō, Onoe Kikugōrō, Onoe Kikunosuke, Nakamura Tomijūrō the 5th, Bandō Mitsugōrō the 10th, Nakamura Baigyoku, Nakamura Kaishun, Nakamura Tōzō, Nakamura Fukusuke, Nakamura Shikan, Nakamura Kankurō, Nakamura Shichinosuke, Sakata Tōjūrō, The actors are: Nakamura Ganjiro, Nakamura Senjaku, Kataoka Ainosuke, Kataoka Gato, Kataoka Hidetaro, Kataoka Nizaemon, Kataoka Kotaro, Nakamura Jakuemon, Nakamura Kichiemon, Nakamura Utaroku, Nakamura Matagoro, Nakamura Tokizo, Nakamura Kinnosuke, Nakamura Shido, Onoe Matsuya, Nakamura Umeeda, Nakamura Utanobu, Nakamura Hayato, Bandō Minosuke, Onoe Ukon, Nakamura Ichitarō, Bandō Shingo, Nakamura Kotarō, Nakamura Yonekichi, Matsumoto Kōshiro, Ichikawa Somegoro, and the 18th Nakamura Kanzaburō

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