[Breaking News]Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

OSAKA, Japan, May 26 Kyodo - People visit the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in Osaka on May 26, 2026, when the final kabuki performance is held before the closure of the 103-year-old theater. (Kyodo)

Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

Kabuki actors wave to the audience at the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in Osaka on May 26, 2026, following the final kabuki performance at the 103-year-old theater. (Pool photo)

Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

The shutter of the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in the western Japan city is closed on May 26, 2026, following the final kabuki performance of its 103-year history.

Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

Kabuki actor Kataoka Nizaemon (C) makes remarks at the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in Osaka on May 26, 2026, following the final kabuki performance at the 103-year-old theater. (Pool photo)

Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

People visit the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in Osaka on May 26, 2026, when the final kabuki performance is held before the closure of the 103-year-old theater.

Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

People visit the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in Osaka on May 26, 2026, when the final kabuki performance is held before the closure of the 103-year-old theater.

Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

Last performance at 103-year-old Osaka theater

People visit the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre in Osaka on May 26, 2026, when the final kabuki performance is held before the closure of the 103-year-old theater.

Tokyo's Kabuki-za nears closure

Tokyo's Kabuki-za nears closure

TOKYO, Japan - People take photos of the Kabuki-za theater in Tokyo on April 28, 2010, the final day of the ''sayonara'' series of plays before the planned refurbishment. The final performance at the theater will be shown April 30.

Tokyo's Kabuki-za nears closure

Tokyo's Kabuki-za nears closure

TOKYO, Japan - People take photos of the Kabuki-za theater in Tokyo on April 28, 2010, the final day of the ''sayonara'' series of plays before the planned refurbishment. The final performance at the theater will be shown April 30.

Tokyo's Kabuki-za nears closure

Tokyo's Kabuki-za nears closure

TOKYO, Japan - People take photos of the Kabuki-za theater in Tokyo on April 28, 2010, the final day of the ''sayonara'' series of plays before the planned refurbishment. The final performance at the theater will be shown April 30. (Kyodo)

Tokyo's Kabuki-za nears closure

Tokyo's Kabuki-za nears closure

TOKYO, Japan - People take photos of the Kabuki-za theater in Tokyo on April 28, 2010, the final day of the ''sayonara'' series of plays before the planned refurbishment. The final performance at the theater will be shown April 30. (Kyodo)