Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

Kabuki master's funeral

Kabuki master's funeral

TOKYO, Japan - Nakamura Kankuro (C), son of the late Kabuki master Nakamura Kanzaburo (in portrait at top), speaks during a funeral for Kanzaburo at Tsukiji Honganji temple in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2012. At R is Kanzaburo's other son, Shichinosuke, and at L is Shochiku Co. Chairman Nobuyoshi Otani. (Pool photo)

Film director Yamada

Film director Yamada

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows film director Yoji Yamada. Film production company Shochiku Co. said on April 14, 2011, the production of his new movie ''Tokyo Kazoku'' (Tokyo Family) will be put off due to the March 11 quake and tsunami. Yamada said the situation after the disaster will be reflected in a rewritten script.

Actress, film producer Mizunoe dies at 94

Actress, film producer Mizunoe dies at 94

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in 1976 shows actress-turned-film producer Takiko Mizunoe, who died of old age Nov. 16, 2009, in Kanagawa Prefecture, at age 94, sources close to her said Nov. 21. Mizunoe joined an opera company run by Shochiku Co. in the prewar era. After World War II, she became a film producer, developing the careers of many popular actors and actresses, while appearing on TV entertainment programs.

Kabuki Theater closes next year for rebuilding

Kabuki Theater closes next year for rebuilding

TOKYO, Japan - (From R to L) Kabuki actors Ichikawa Danjuro, Nakamura Tomijuro and Nakamura Shikan, and Shochiku Co. Chairman Nobuyoshi Otani attend a ceremony on May 1 marking the start of a countdown clock at the Kabuki Theater in Tokyo for the theater's rebuilding, one year before it closes at the end of next April.

Oscar-winning 'Okuribito' top weekend box office performer

Oscar-winning 'Okuribito' top weekend box office performer

TOKYO, Japan - People flock to a cinema in Yurakucho in Tokyo to see Oscar-winning film ''Okuribito'' (Departures) on March 2. The film, which won the Oscar for best foreign-language film at the Academy Awards on Feb. 22, became the top box office performer in Japan for the first time since its premiere last fall with revenues of 320 million yen last weekend, Shochiku Co., the distributor of the movie, said the same day.

Mixed reality technology in kabuki

Mixed reality technology in kabuki

Masashi Tomita of Japanese film and kabuki production and distribution firm Shochiku Co. wears mixed reality goggles developed by his company to make kabuki more accessible, especially for an international audience, at a kabuki theater in Osaka on Oct. 17, 2022. A kabuki performance was demonstrated for the media at the theater the same day to promote the goggles.

Mixed reality technology in kabuki

Mixed reality technology in kabuki

Photo taken at a kabuki theater in Osaka on Oct. 17, 2022, shows mixed reality goggles developed by Japanese film and kabuki production and distribution firm Shochiku Co. to make kabuki more accessible, especially for an international audience. A kabuki performance was demonstrated for the media at the theater the same day to promote the goggles.

Kabuki plays to be staged in Beijing along with Chinese opera

Kabuki plays to be staged in Beijing along with Chinese opera

Kabuki actor Onoe Kikunosuke (C) is flanked by Shochiku Co. Chairman Nobuyoshi Otani (L) and former Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone at a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2015, held to announce the staging of kabuki plays jointly with Chinese opera in Beijing in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kabuki Theater closes next year for rebuilding

Kabuki Theater closes next year for rebuilding

TOKYO, Japan - (From R to L) Kabuki actors Ichikawa Danjuro, Nakamura Tomijuro and Nakamura Shikan, and Shochiku Co. Chairman Nobuyoshi Otani attend a ceremony on May 1 marking the start of a countdown clock at the Kabuki Theater in Tokyo for the theater's rebuilding, one year before it closes at the end of next April. (Kyodo)

Oscar-winning 'Okuribito' top weekend box office performer

Oscar-winning 'Okuribito' top weekend box office performer

TOKYO, Japan - People flock to a cinema in Yurakucho in Tokyo to see Oscar-winning film ''Okuribito'' (Departures) on March 2. The film, which won the Oscar for best foreign-language film at the Academy Awards on Feb. 22, became the top box office performer in Japan for the first time since its premiere last fall with revenues of 320 million yen last weekend, Shochiku Co., the distributor of the movie, said the same day. (Kyodo)

Actress, film producer Mizunoe dies at 94

Actress, film producer Mizunoe dies at 94

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in 1976 shows actress-turned-film producer Takiko Mizunoe, who died of old age Nov. 16, 2009, in Kanagawa Prefecture, at age 94, sources close to her said Nov. 21. Mizunoe joined an opera company run by Shochiku Co. in the prewar era. After World War II, she became a film producer, developing the careers of many popular actors and actresses, while appearing on TV entertainment programs. (Kyodo)

Image of Tokyo's new Kabuki-za

Image of Tokyo's new Kabuki-za

TOKYO, Japan - This rendering unveiled by Shochiku Co. on April 5, 2011, shows the new Kabuki-za theater attached to a high-rise office building in Tokyo's Ginza district, which is scheduled for completion in spring 2013. (Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. and Kabuki-Za Co.) (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Kyodo)

Film director Yamada

Film director Yamada

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows film director Yoji Yamada. Film production company Shochiku Co. said on April 14, 2011, the production of his new movie ''Tokyo Kazoku'' (Tokyo Family) will be put off due to the March 11 quake and tsunami. Yamada said the situation after the disaster will be reflected in a rewritten script. (Kyodo)

Shochiku, OKWave start online community for Kabuki fans

Shochiku, OKWave start online community for Kabuki fans

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran Kabuki actor Nakamura Kyozo dons a wig to transform into a young maiden at a press event at Tokyo's Kabukiza theater on Oct. 24, 2014. Theater operator Shochiku Co. said the same day it has teamed up with social media site operator OKWave to create an online community where fans of the traditional Japanese drama form worldwide can communicate across 20 languages. (Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co.)(Image reuse not permitted)(Use only permitted for the story concerned)(Kyodo)

TV personality Mao Kobayashi succumbs to cancer at 34

TV personality Mao Kobayashi succumbs to cancer at 34

File photo taken in July 2010 shows Japanese kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo (L) and TV personality Mao Kobayashi during a press conference following their wedding reception at a Tokyo hotel. Kabuki theater operator Shochiku Co. said June 23, 2017, that Kobayashi has died at the age of 34 after battling breast cancer for over two and a half years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

TV personality Mao Kobayashi succumbs to cancer at 34

TV personality Mao Kobayashi succumbs to cancer at 34

File photo taken in July 2010 shows Japanese kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo (L) and TV personality Mao Kobayashi during their wedding reception at a Tokyo hotel. Kabuki theater operator Shochiku Co. said June 23, 2017, that Kobayashi has died at the age of 34 after battling breast cancer for over two and a half years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

TV personality Mao Kobayashi succumbs to cancer at 34

TV personality Mao Kobayashi succumbs to cancer at 34

File photo taken in January 2010 shows Japanese kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo (L) and TV personality Mao Kobayashi attending a press conference to announce their engagement at a Tokyo hotel. Kabuki theater operator Shochiku Co. said June 23, 2017, that Kobayashi has died at the age of 34 after battling breast cancer for over two and a half years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo