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Cinema Kabuki will be screened in Bangkok!

'Renjishi' and 'Rakuda' will be screened at Bangkok's Icon Cineconic on December 8th (Wed), 11th (Sat) and 12th (Sun) with English and Thai subtitles.

This will be the very first time for Cinema Kabuki to be screened in Thailand, so please enjoy this opportunity to encounter Japanese culture!

'Renjishi' ('The Triple Lion Dance') was filmed by the great Japanese film director, Yamada Yōji. The Father Lion is performed by Nakamura Kanzaburō, who accompanies his real-life sons Kankurō and Shichinosuke as the Lion Cubs.

'Rakuda' is a popular dramatization of a rakugo comic story. When they performed this work, Nakamura Kanzaburō and Bandō Mitsugorō filled Tokyo's Kabukiza Theatre with laughter.

▶Date

December 8(Wed) 2021
[Opening Event] 7:00 PM
[Film] 7:30 PM
December 11(Sat) and 12(Sun) 2021
[Film] 10:30 AM

▶Tickets

Free admission with registration
Please register from https://www.eventpop.me/e/11948  

*Registration will be closed after reached full capacity.
** Activity details might be changed according to the government regulation.
*** Please collect the ticket at front desk on the 6 floor of Icon Cineconic according to your round. If the ticket is not collected, the reservation will be canceled, and tickets will be given out to audiences on the waiting list.

▶VENUE

Icon Cineconic (6th floor of ICONSIAM)
299 Charoen Nakhon 5 Alley, Khlong Ton Sai, Khlong San, Bangkok 10600 Thailand

The Japan Foundation, Bangkok (EN)  
The Japan Foundation, Bangkok (TH)  

Presented by The Japan Foundation, Bangkok, in collaboration with ICONSIAM and ICON CINECONIC.

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What is Cinema Kabuki?

Kabuki, with origins dating back to the 1600s, has remained steeped in tradition while also constantly innovating.
With gorgeous costumes, stunning makeup, and powerful dramas, kabuki has been appreciated as the ultimate theatrical art form in Japan which has excited and impressed its people for centuries.
It has had tremendous influence on a wide range of entertainments including theater and movies worldwide.
Live productions, featuring some of today's greatest kabuki stars, are now being filmed with the highest resolution cameras for screening in cinemas around the world on state-of-the-art digital projection systems with six-channel surround sound.
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