Kabuki Handbook

"The Halfords'' book is an achievement. For the first time ever, any Westerner who reads English can obtain a real insight into the plots and stories, the texts and characteristics of Kabuki dramas, and in terms which a Western-trained mind can readily understand. For this the entire Kabuki world must be grateful." — From the Foreword by Faubion Bowers, author of Japanese Theatre and Theatre in th...