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Kabuki icon Sakata Tojuro plays Ohatsu for 1,400th time

Kabuki icon Sakata Tojuro plays Ohatsu for 1,400th time

Kabuki icon Sakata Tojuro (C), a living national treasure, bows to the audience after completing his 1,400th performance as heroine Ohatsu in "Sonezaki Shinju" (The Love Suicides at Sonezaki) at the Hakataza Theater in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on June 25, 2015. He was joined on stage by kabuki actor Nakamura Baigyoku (L) and the theater's president Hidemi Ashizuka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nakamura Ganjiro opens Russian tour at Gorky Theater

Nakamura Ganjiro opens Russian tour at Gorky Theater

MOSCOW, Russia - The famous Japanese Kabuki actor, Nakamura Ganjiro, opened his Russian tour before a packed audience at Moscow's Gorky Theater on June 12. Ganjiro, 71, still one of the top kabuki actors in Japan and named a ''Living National Treasure'' by the Japanese government, gave an impressive performance in the title role as the heroine Ohatsu in ''Sonezaki Shinju'' (The Love Suicides at Sonezaki). (Kyodo)

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