fake kidnapping; staged kidnapping
supporting, but indispensable role; major supporting role
kyogen performer; comic actor
kyogen performer; low-ranked house playwright (of kabuki)
faked suicide; sham suicide; pseudocide
house playwright (of kabuki)
December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
performance of an entire play
farce; burlesque; low comedy
kabuki play; kabuki drama; kabuki script
local amateur kabuki performance (esp. popular in the late Edo and early Meiji periods)
impromptu skit; (theatrical) farce; extravaganza
type of theater which combines elements of noh, kyogen, and kabuki with dances and popular songs (theatre)
second play on the program
supporting, but indispensable role; major supporting role
impromptu skit; (theatrical) farce; extravaganza
discrete kyogen (performed between two noh plays)
kabuki in the Kyoto-Osaka style
successful kyogen play; hit
last piece in a kabuki programme
last piece in a kabuki programme
place on bridge passageway next to the rear of a noh stage (where the interlude kyogen actors wait)
upcoming program; upcoming programme
upcoming program; upcoming programme
theatre that uses water for tricks, etc.(during hot weather)
kabuki play presented in the third month (Edo period)