Shunzo Sakamaki as Lord Asano in The Faithful (1924)
The Faithful, cast photo (1924)
The Faithful, cast list; source: Ka Palapala, 1925, p. 75
Harold Funada, as Lord Asano, about to commit hara-kiri in the Japanese students’ Theatre Guild drama “The Faithful” (1931); source: Ka Palapala, 1932
Kenji Goto as Lord Kurano (1931); source: Ka Palapala, 1932
Shigeo Nakamura and Fred Hisamatsu in a scene from Namu Amida Butsu (1932); source: Ka Palapala, 1932
History of UH Kabuki, 1950s-1960s
Benten Kozō (1953) with Harold Yamato as Sōnosuke, Robert Amai as Kōbē, Lloyd Suyama as N. Daemon, James Valenciano as Nangō, and Takeo Miji as Benten (1953)
Takeo Miji as Benten in the 1953 production of Benten Kozō
Tachimawari tableau, the Inasegawa Scene of Benten Kozō, 1953; source: Ka Palapala, 1953
The Inasegawa Scene from Benten the Thief (1963)
James Nakamoto as Jūzaburō Akaboshi in Benten the Thief (1963)
Tachimawari scene from Benten the Thief (1963)
Joyce Yoshizu as Benten in the 1963 production of Benten the Thief
Earle Ernst and Onoe Kuroemon, co-directors of Benten the Thief (1963)
History of UH Kabuki, 1970s-1990s
Agemaki (Jo Diotalevi) and Sukeroku (Kenneth Frankel) in Sukeroku: Flower of Edo (1970)
Tachimawari scene from Sukeroku: Flower of Edo (1970)
Opening scene, Agemaki’s arrival, in Sukeroku: Flower of Edo (1970)
Black Cloud (David Furumoto) and White Cloud (Jemm Kerr) in Narukami the Thundergod (1973)
Wig close-up, Narukami the Thundergod (1973)
From left: James Brandon, James Benton, and Nakamura Matagorō V, 1973
Tachimawari, James Benton as Narukami, 1973
Scarlet Princess of Edo (1974)
The Road to Kyoto (1977)
The Road to Kyoto (1977)
The Pine Room scene from The Forty-Seven Samurai (1979)
Michiyuki from The Forty-Seven Samurai (1979)
Tachimawari, the final scene of The Forty-Seven Samurai (1979)
Tachimawari demonstration in front of Kennedy Theatre’s Box Office (1979)
Togashi musicians, The Subscription List (Kanjincho, 1981)
The Subscription List (Kanjincho), with Newton Koshi as Benkei (1981)
Fishing for a Wife (1984)
Narukami the Thundergod (1987)
Geza musicians, The Road to Tokyo (1990)
Tableau, The Road to Tokyo (1990)
The Road to Tokyo (1990)
Kathy Welch as Agemaki in Sukeroku: Flower of Edo (1995)
Nakamura Matagorō V applies makeup to Kathy Welch, Sukeroku: Flower of Edo (1995)
Byran Hiroshi Wake as Sukeroku (1995)
History of UH Kabuki, 2000s-2010s
George Wago wigging Andy Utech for Summer Festival (2000)
Danshichi (Andy Utech) and Tokubei (Michael Ng) in Summer Festival (2000)
Osome (Lei Sadakari) in Nozaki Village (2004)
Takemoto, Nozaki Village (2004)
Osome (Lei Sadakari) and Omitsu (Xing Fan) in Nozaki Village (2004)
The Vengeful Sword (2011)
Manno (Meg Thiel) and Mitsugi (James Schirmer) in The Vengeful Sword (2011)
Mitsugi (James Schirmer) and Manjiro (Nick Ishimaru) in The Vengeful Sword (2011)
The Maiden Benten and the Bandits of the White Waves at Kennedy Theatre, April 2024
Photo credit: Josh Barnes
Hamamatsuya Scene: Akujirō (Mariah Massengill) and Clerks (Celena B. Carlsberg and Ty Kanemori)
On the hanamichi: Nangō (Isabella O’Keeffe) and Benten Kozō (Karese Kaw-uh)
Hamamatsuya Scene: Nangō (Isabella O’Keeffe), Benten Kozō (Karese Kaw-uh), Yokujirō (Lisa Anne Nilsen), and Clerks (Jane Traynor, Celena B. Carlsberg and Ty Kanemori)
Hamamatsuya Scene (from left): Seiji (Justin Fragiao), Benten (Karese Kaw-uh), Nangō (Isabella O’Keeffe), Yokujirō (Lisa Anne Nilsen), Tasuke (Jane Traynor), Sōnosuke (Victoria Kiana Hiroko Dudoit), Sensuke (Celena B. Carlsberg), and Sahē (Ty Kanemori)
Kuramae Scene (from left): Nangō (Isabella O’Keeffe), Benten (Karese Kaw-uh), Sōnosuke (Victoria Kiana Hiroko Dudoit), and Kōbē (Jill Sanders)
Kuramae Scene (from left): Kōbē (Jill Sanders), Sōnosuke (Victoria Kiana Hiroko Dudoit), and Nippon Daemon (Robert Morris III)
Maigoya Scene, Police disguised as Villagers (from left): Jane Traynor, Christine Lamborn, Maggie Ryan, and Ty Kanemori
