History of UH Kabuki

2024 marks the 100th anniversary of English Language Kabuki at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa! Explore this rich tradition by viewing the timeline below. It provides the titles and dates of all UH Kabuki productions, in addition to links to their programs and production images.

1920s

The Faithful, 1924
ジョン・メースフィルドの忠臣蔵に基づいた作品
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Shunzo Sakamaki in The Faithful, 1924.

1930s

Harold Funada, as Lord Asano, about to commit hara-kiri in the Japanese students' Theatre Guild drama"The Faithful" (Ka Palapala 1932).
Harold Funada, as Lord Asano, about to commit hara-kiri in the Japanese students’ Theatre Guild drama”The Faithful” (Ka Palapala 1932).
Shizuko Nakagawa as Murahagi (Ka Palapala, 1932)
Act I, Scene I, Roof of Yajirobei's House-Evening (Ka Palapala, 1934).
Hizakurige, Act I, Sc. 1: Roof of Yajirobei’s House-Evening (Ka Palapala, 1934) .
Henry Ogawa as Jyoshiro and Larry Mizuno as Daizo on the beach of Futami-ga-Ura (Ka Palapala, 1938).
The Quest of Shimosaka: Henry Ogawa as Jyoshiro and Larry Mizuno as Daizo on the beach of Futami-ga-Ura (Ka Palapala, 1938).

The Faithful, 1931
ジョン・メースフィルドの忠臣蔵に基づいた作品
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Namu Amida Butsu, 1932
『出家とその弟子』倉田百三作
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Sakazaki Lord of Dewa, 1933
『坂崎出羽守』山本有三
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Hizakurige, 1934
『膝栗毛』
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The Darkness of the Dawn, 1935
『桐一葉』坪内逍遥
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Tadanao, 1935
『忠直卿行状記』
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The Quest of Shimosaka, 1938
『伊勢音頭恋の寝刃』
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Izu-No-Ito, 1939
シェークスペアーの「コリオレイナス」の改作
(アーサー・ワイ マン氏作)
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1940s

Act II, in the main hall of Nishi-No-Doin (Ka Palapala, 1941)
Namu Amida Butsu: Act II, in the main hall of Nishi-No-Doin (Ka Palapala, 1941)

Namu Amida Butsu, 1941
『出家とその弟子』倉田百三作
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