Family of Players, A: Kyogen, Japan’s First Theatre
- Subtitle
- Kyogen, Japan’s first theatre
- Synopsis
- Kyogen is the name of the short comic piece which is included as an interlude in the Noh drama. The film shows a leading Kyogen troupe in Tokyo, made up of the Nomura family members and a small number of pupils who live with the family. Follows the actors for several weeks as they prepare a new play and shows the rigorous training that the younger actors must go through in order to acquire the minutely detailed stage gestures and vocal articulation. Includes sequence showing traditional mask making.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Japan
- Medium
- Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 33 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1975
- Availability
- Hire
- Uses
- Drama courses. Japanese studies.
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Drama in Japanese; Kyogen; Noh drama
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
- Name
NHK
Distributor
- Name
Higher Education Film & Video Library
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac. External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1503
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ - Notes
- Catalogue available from British Universities Film & Video Council.
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