I have being studying about Japanese Culture and History for more than 15 years and this video explains the differences better than any book or professor that I have ever read or talked to. 簡単な説明を頂いてくれてありがとうございました。
Thank you so much for watching! I left out one very important thing about the difference of Noh and Kabuki...! "Noh actors wear masks, but Kabuki actors do makeup" So if you see a actor wearing a mask it would be Noh, or if that actor has special white makeup on it would be Kabuki! Thanks again for your time!
Dude, are you totally confused? And they didn't "swap" job, but the nature and roles evolved. One didn't become the others. Gender doesn't represent everything and while the very first geisha was indeed male, it didn't take long for women to join in and dominate the field, less than 20 years in between.
As a Japanese history student, the books i read glossed over these 2 art forms very quickly so i'm glad you made such an amazing explanation video about these 2!
As an actor and someone interested in theatre history - this is brilliant. I actually looked at Noh and Kabuki as part of a project whilst training (in the West - have never gone to the East). I wish this video had been available way back then as it has so much more accessible information then I could find in Western libraries available to me (this was the era before internet though).
how sad that something made popular by women remains prohibited for them to this very day i have never heard of Noh before, i've probably seen the style many times, but never knew what it was, very nice
Do you like Naruto (by your profile pic)? That series actually makes multiple references to Noh and Kabuki theater. For example, the masks that Orochimaru uses to conduct his ritual summonings can be commonly found in Noh. And Jiraiya's design is inspired from Kabuki, including his face paint.
Thank you for the explanation, I am an art teacher at an Indonesian school, currently delivering material about traditional theater in Asia. I'm proud to be Asian
"the women Disturbed the morals doing the dance" Oh my (sexy expression) "then young boys Disturbed the morals doing the dance" oh my(worried expression)
Yeah, the oldest forms of Kabuki were performed by prostitutes, both female and male. Of course Kabuki today has absolutely nothing to do with hookers.
So interesting! Thank you! I know it's recent history, but I'm really interested in the culture of female only theatres in Japan such as Takarazuka. It seems like a modern way of women taking back space in the drama world. Also there are some famous women writers/directors for Takarazuka.
In the 50's there was also a group called Ichikawa Girls' Kabuki Troupe who played real Kabuki plays even with the support of the famous acting house of the Ichikawa.
Japan is the land of ultimate art. The way in everything they do. The expression of feelings in the pronunciation of the language. Everything. Greetings from Greece!
Im glad you're still making videos, plus your channel is getting more exponentially gaining more subscribers quickly and growing a lot just this past week alone. From 10,000 to 39,500 subscribers in just one week
Thank you so much for this simple and more understandable explanation!!!! I also have watched other documentaries explaining those two, but I found this video was straight to the main points and told me something the others didn't, like the reason why there were no women involved in Kabuki. Again, thank you so much for making me love to study Japanese culture more and to respect them!!! You are great!!! Respect too for all Japanese art performers!!!
January 2021 your goal was 100,000 subscribers by January 2022. Through your hard work and talent, you're already at 262,000 subscribers and it is still only November 4, 2021. Wonderful work, wonderful success, on making Japanese culture accessible to all the world !!! And I like how you are not afraid to tackle difficult topics. You do not stick to the easy topics, but also get into sensitive and difficult topics as well.
i discovered this art with the classic movies of the 50's of Kenji Mizoguchi and Akira Kurosawa, so beautiful, profound and dramatic !! 😍 cheers from France
Wow informative! Thank you! Watching because my Japanese teacher got mad the other day because the class didn’t know Noh haha. I didn’t know women can act in Noh too! Thank god for Nihon Buyo, and thank god for Takarazuka too lol
Today, I learn great knowledge from you, it's amazing. Thanks guy, hopefully you can make more videos about nature and culture in Japan. I really fancy it.
I appreachiate it very very much, that there are Kabuki Plays with english subtitles and explanations on you tube, from a japanese association, for example from Kabuki in Depth! In the 1990th, these and also Sumo were available on TV in Germany , but now only on youtube! And it´s still fascinating and a great art! And thanks to your explanations (7.26) I know, why I as a foreigner can understand the story.
Considering the historical impact of both genres of theatre, I kinda wonder if there were a few play writes that tried to combine both genres. While I’m slightly familiar with Kabuki, and while I never knew about Noh, after hearing about the characteristics of both it would be interesting to watch a hybrid play between the two genres. I’ve always found it refreshing to see people creating something new from other well respected forms of storytelling, while also showing respect for their influences.
Interesting! Have never explored either tradition. Many thanks for explaining the general history and differences. Could you possibly interview your teacher? Also, a Kabuki master as well. Mahalo!
ありがとうございます！I have been studying Japanese in school through the textbook Genki and I am on Chapter 9. I came across the word かぶき in the vocabulary and wanted to look up what it was because it just listed the translation of かぶき as kabuki.
Thank you for another informative and well made video. also I want to thank to always remiding when were the time frames and eras exactly so slowly I can remember it : )
Thank you very much for your explanation. I connected with the comparison of Noh as the equivalent of reading a book and Kabuki as watching a movie. I was watching the "METALI" music video by Babymetal and thought I may have spotted Kabuki references to traditional Japanese performance. You may find that interesting.
I've never really read anything about these plays so, for me, they're absolutly incomprehensible. I'm not even able to guess what is happening. I love those head moves, though! :)
Before I actually watch the full video my knowledge of these arts are extremely limited but from what I've seen Noh typically uses wooden masks to represent characters while Kabuki seems to use face painting and makeup. That's just a personal observation of mine but I'm really excited to see the active differences of these art forms.
I'm certain Noh is a beautiful art form and demands respect. The Noh masks however are quite simply terrifying. First time I saw one was in Inuyasha. Creeped me right the Hel out.
Hey, Shogo! Thanks for that informative and entertaining video on Noh and Kabuki 👏It's already inspired a few ideas and the simple songs would be a great way to bring Japanese (language) into a personal cultural orbit.
Great video! I have recently begun learning Japanese and am also watching the new remake of Shogun, which shows a NOH performance in episode 5 or 6. It looks and sounds very mysterious...:)
I was hoping to see you go into the differences in music and dancing styles, and maybe show a couple clips. Also the overlap in stories told, how some stories have a "Noh" and "Kabuki" version, and sometimes even a Bunraku equivalent. Both Noh and Kabuki use the instrument that produces my most favorite sound in the world; the kotsuzumi. 😊 Otherwise, great video.
There’s Miyako Odori, which is an annual performance of Kyomai (Kyoto dance) put on by the maiko and geiko of Gion Kobu every April in Kyoto. It’s not actually kabuki but they have amazing costumes and the dance style is much prettier imho.
-Noh is a song and dance dedicated to the gods.The performers are called gakushi/rakushi(master musicians). -Kabuki is a play for the common people to enjoy. The performers are called yakusha(actors). Since Noh is a Shinto ritual, it requires purification before it can be performed. Kabuki is just entertainment. When a Kabuki actor asked a Noh master musician to teach him how to sing and dance, the Noh master musician said, "Then let's go out into the garden. Kabuki is a vulgar art and should not be performed on tatami."
Hi shogo, thanks for your videos! I’ve been to Japan three times and would def comeback after pandemic is over. Could you make a video about japanese tea ceremony? I would like to know about that
I thank you for your videos. They help me learn the history of a culture I am attracted to. I have learned another difference between Noh and Kabuki. In Noh, the performers wear masks, and in Kabuki the performers paint their faces. Correct?
I have being studying about Japanese Culture and History for more than 15 years and this video explains the differences better than any book or professor that I have ever read or talked to. 簡単な説明を頂いてくれてありがとうございました。
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@@LaNguyenBTong Thanks. Using three languages constantly and under pressure can be overwhelming.
@@sylvia.s.s. I understand.
Thank you so much for watching!
I left out one very important thing about the difference of Noh and Kabuki...!
"Noh actors wear masks, but Kabuki actors do makeup"
So if you see a actor wearing a mask it would be Noh,
or if that actor has special white makeup on it would be Kabuki!
Thanks again for your time!
Could you talk about how many sword tiers are used in kabuki vs real life?
I was going to ask about the different costumes styles but here your comment! Thanks for this video!
Seeing kabuki in person in Tokyo was definitely the highlight of my trip to Japan.
Same! I think I posted to social media "how have I gone this far in life without Kabuki?".
So in a way, geisha and Kabuki actors swapped jobs back in the day. Because the first geisha were men and the first Kabuki actors were women.
It seems so. It bears the question of why there isn't a culture of trying to rediscover past incarnations of the art form(s).
@@XianHaos i mean, historical fashion and trades are becoming larger communities lately, so it is only a matter of time
That’s probably why cultural heritage are so fun sometimes 😂😂
As far as I know, the men that were trained for play females roles use the tittle of "Onogatta".
Dude, are you totally confused?
And they didn't "swap" job, but the nature and roles evolved. One didn't become the others.
Gender doesn't represent everything and while the very first geisha was indeed male, it didn't take long for women to join in and dominate the field, less than 20 years in between.
As a Japanese history student, the books i read glossed over these 2 art forms very quickly so i'm glad you made such an amazing explanation video about these 2!
As an actor and someone interested in theatre history - this is brilliant. I actually looked at Noh and Kabuki as part of a project whilst training (in the West - have never gone to the East). I wish this video had been available way back then as it has so much more accessible information then I could find in Western libraries available to me (this was the era before internet though).
how sad that something made popular by women remains prohibited for them to this very day
i have never heard of Noh before, i've probably seen the style many times, but never knew what it was, very nice
Do you like Naruto (by your profile pic)? That series actually makes multiple references to Noh and Kabuki theater.
For example, the masks that Orochimaru uses to conduct his ritual summonings can be commonly found in Noh.
And Jiraiya's design is inspired from Kabuki, including his face paint.
@@_Just_Another_Guy yes, also there was a Kabuki stage play adaptation of Naruto a couple years ago, the costumes were really pretty
@@Larucos women shouldnt do much in society. They should mostly be at homes. Based Japanese.
Thank you for the explanation, I am an art teacher at an Indonesian school, currently delivering material about traditional theater in Asia. I'm proud to be Asian
I loved this and would like to hear more about rakugo, kamishibai and puppet theatre as well!
I would to.hopefully he'll do a video on those as well.
"Disturbed the morals" Oh my😉
"the women Disturbed the morals doing the dance"
Oh my (sexy expression)
"then young boys Disturbed the morals doing the dance"
oh my(worried expression)
@@rafafr9 Well, that explains where the shotacon trope came from.
@@wchan39 nope.
“Yoooohhhhhh Myyyy”
Yeah, the oldest forms of Kabuki were performed by prostitutes, both female and male.
Of course Kabuki today has absolutely nothing to do with hookers.
Taking a look at the songbook was cool. Noh and Kabuki are really interesting topics and I'm glad I could learn more about it.
Nothing like learning from a practicioner...
"disturb the morals"
I'm going to start using that.
How dare you disturb the morals with my wife!!??
Remember son, always use a moral protector if you are going to disturb them...
@@Somerandomguy524 You are a wise gentleman indeed. One should always use moral protection when creating a disturbance.
I saw a Kabuki play when I first visited Japan, it was fantastic! Hopefully, I can watch a Noh performance next time I visit.
So interesting! Thank you! I know it's recent history, but I'm really interested in the culture of female only theatres in Japan such as Takarazuka. It seems like a modern way of women taking back space in the drama world. Also there are some famous women writers/directors for Takarazuka.
In the 50's there was also a group called Ichikawa Girls' Kabuki Troupe who played real Kabuki plays even with the support of the famous acting house of the Ichikawa.
My dad loved Japan as a staff officer during the occupation .He was a farmers son and they are very polite like Japanese.
Japan is the land of ultimate art. The way in everything they do. The expression of feelings in the pronunciation of the language. Everything. Greetings from Greece!
Im glad you're still making videos, plus your channel is getting more exponentially gaining more subscribers quickly and growing a lot just this past week alone. From 10,000 to 39,500 subscribers in just one week
Thank you so much for this simple and more understandable explanation!!!! I also have watched other documentaries explaining those two, but I found this video was straight to the main points and told me something the others didn't, like the reason why there were no women involved in Kabuki. Again, thank you so much for making me love to study Japanese culture more and to respect them!!! You are great!!! Respect too for all Japanese art performers!!!
Oda Nobunaga always make me think of onimusha. Those were great games.
Thank you, it is very interesting! In England during Shakespeare's time women were not allowed to perform on stage, just like Kabuki today.
January 2021 your goal was 100,000 subscribers by January 2022.
Through your hard work and talent, you're already at 262,000 subscribers and it is still only November 4, 2021.
Wonderful work, wonderful success, on making Japanese culture accessible to all the world !!!
And I like how you are not afraid to tackle difficult topics. You do not stick to the easy topics, but also get into sensitive and difficult topics as well.
After watching this video, hopefully we all are in the Noh.
Very interesting, specially the last part when you show the scripts. Love your videos...
Thank you Shogo-san for the video. You have answered my question.
Hope you will reach 100k subs or more before 2022.
i discovered this art with the classic movies of the 50's of Kenji Mizoguchi and Akira Kurosawa, so beautiful, profound and dramatic !! 😍 cheers from France
Your videos are wonderful!! Very informative, to the point and well organized! All the topics you present are super intresting
Wow informative! Thank you! Watching because my Japanese teacher got mad the other day because the class didn’t know Noh haha. I didn’t know women can act in Noh too! Thank god for Nihon Buyo, and thank god for Takarazuka too lol
Today, I learn great knowledge from you, it's amazing. Thanks guy, hopefully you can make more videos about nature and culture in Japan. I really fancy it.
I appreachiate it very very much, that there are Kabuki Plays with english subtitles and explanations on you tube, from a japanese association, for example from Kabuki in Depth! In the 1990th, these and also Sumo were available on TV in Germany , but now only on youtube! And it´s still fascinating and a great art! And thanks to your explanations (7.26) I know, why I as a foreigner can understand the story.
Best educating channel on these topics. You will become big.
Considering the historical impact of both genres of theatre, I kinda wonder if there were a few play writes that tried to combine both genres. While I’m slightly familiar with Kabuki, and while I never knew about Noh, after hearing about the characteristics of both it would be interesting to watch a hybrid play between the two genres.
I’ve always found it refreshing to see people creating something new from other well respected forms of storytelling, while also showing respect for their influences.
Interesting! Have never explored either tradition. Many thanks for explaining the general history and differences.
Could you possibly interview your teacher? Also, a Kabuki master as well. Mahalo!
ありがとうございます！I have been studying Japanese in school through the textbook Genki and I am on Chapter 9. I came across the word かぶき in the vocabulary and wanted to look up what it was because it just listed the translation of かぶき as kabuki.
You should make a video about the geography about japan once :)
About the regions and prefectures and stuff.
Thank you for another informative and well made video. also I want to thank to always remiding when were the time frames and eras exactly so slowly I can remember it : )
Wow this channel is growing very fast and very intresting content. Keep it up 👍. Love from the Netherlands 😎
Congratulations! Very didactic and clear explanations! I’m from Eastern Europe, but I like japaneze culture and arts!
Thank you Shogo, another excellent and informative video. Keep up the good work.
You ROCK!
Very informative
It is good that you are willing to educate other cultures about yours
Please keep making and publishing the videos !!
This is such an interesting and informative video! Thank you so much!! I want everyone I know to learn about what you've taught here.
Thank you so much Shogo! Very informative on Noh and Kabuki. 😃. Oh and both 鶴亀 and 嵐山 book is really pretty too! Cheers!
Thanks for answering my question! Now I understand them better ❤️
Your videos are very interesting and you are very knowledgeable. Thank you, Shogo!
Explication très claire et intéressante. Merci beaucoup!
i love your videos so much,the japanese culture is so cool and i've been always fascinated about it ever since i was little
Thank you very much for your explanation. I connected with the comparison of Noh as the equivalent of reading a book and Kabuki as watching a movie.
I was watching the "METALI" music video by Babymetal and thought I may have spotted Kabuki references to traditional Japanese performance. You may find that interesting.
Thank you, very concise and clear presentation.
son added gracefulness by centering the acts on singing and dancing
I really like this presentation. It's conclusive and easy to understand.
Thank you for this excellent primer. Great info.
Most interesting, very well depicted, bravo!
I've never really read anything about these plays so, for me, they're absolutly incomprehensible. I'm not even able to guess what is happening. I love those head moves, though! :)
I can read all the kanji's in the book, how wonderful.
Before I actually watch the full video my knowledge of these arts are extremely limited but from what I've seen Noh typically uses wooden masks to represent characters while Kabuki seems to use face painting and makeup. That's just a personal observation of mine but I'm really excited to see the active differences of these art forms.
I'm certain Noh is a beautiful art form and demands respect. The Noh masks however are quite simply terrifying. First time I saw one was in Inuyasha. Creeped me right the Hel out.
Ah this is a topic I've been wanting to learn about for quite a while now! 😲
Absolutely fascinating!!!
Hey, Shogo! Thanks for that informative and entertaining video on Noh and Kabuki 👏It's already inspired a few ideas and the simple songs would be a great way to bring Japanese (language) into a personal cultural orbit.
Really interessting. I love Kabuki!
Dude your about to crack 40k subs, congrats!
Great video! I have recently begun learning Japanese and am also watching the new remake of Shogun, which shows a NOH performance in episode 5 or 6. It looks and sounds very mysterious...:)
I was hoping to see you go into the differences in music and dancing styles, and maybe show a couple clips. Also the overlap in stories told, how some stories have a "Noh" and "Kabuki" version, and sometimes even a Bunraku equivalent. Both Noh and Kabuki use the instrument that produces my most favorite sound in the world; the kotsuzumi. 😊 Otherwise, great video.
I thank you for sharing this knowledge.
thank you so much for this lesson. Now I understand.
It took me three rewinds to realise, Okuni is the girl who uses an umbrella as weapon in Samurai Warriors.
thank you for the info shogo-san! very intresting, gonna search some kabuki and noh on the internet!
I would love for you to talk about rakugo someday!
Could you please do a video about Japans castles I never knew they had any. ✌️
I enjoy your chanel its so easy to Understand you culture 👏
Beautifully explained as always!
Excellent video....i'm very interested to japanese culture.
Great video as always!
Thank you, this was very informative!
I love the soga brother's I love those plays
40,000 subs already. Congratulations!
Thank you thank you! This is wonderful…
今 ドラマで長瀬さんが能の後継ぎを
するという話をやってますね！
能と歌舞伎の違いなんか考えたことも
なかったですー😆
Shogo's new video! Is it Christmas or what? :D
Very informative and attractive as always, thanks!
Well done and very interesting.
I want to know more about Yokai with your explanation.
Very informative....keep it up.
I wish women were back to kabuki! If there is a petition to sign, please share it here! :D Or shall I start one?
There's the Takarazuka Revue, you know, if you want something only done by women. I read it's fairly recent though (1914) but it exists.
@@Pdor_figlio_di_Kmer what is that?
There’s Miyako Odori, which is an annual performance of Kyomai (Kyoto dance) put on by the maiko and geiko of Gion Kobu every April in Kyoto. It’s not actually kabuki but they have amazing costumes and the dance style is much prettier imho.
-Noh is a song and dance dedicated to the gods.The performers are called gakushi/rakushi(master musicians).
-Kabuki is a play for the common people to enjoy. The performers are called yakusha(actors).
Since Noh is a Shinto ritual, it requires purification before it can be performed. Kabuki is just entertainment. When a Kabuki actor asked a Noh master musician to teach him how to sing and dance, the Noh master musician said, "Then let's go out into the garden. Kabuki is a vulgar art and should not be performed on tatami."
5:22 given the fact that Noh is a lot more formal I am suprised that women are allowed in Noh today but not in Kabuki
I really wanted to hear Shogo sing from the book :/ lol
I love your videos! Thank you so much!
Hi shogo, thanks for your videos! I’ve been to Japan three times and would def comeback after pandemic is over. Could you make a video about japanese tea ceremony? I would like to know about that
AMAZING content. Thank you so so much 🌻
Great video! Could you compare Kagura to Noh too and talk about the history/differences? 🙏
This was very interesting.
Thanks you so much ☺🙏💙
new episode lets gooooooooooo
Excellent ! thank you
I've seen examples of both of the arts. I got very lucky
I thank you for your videos. They help me learn the history of a culture I am attracted to.
I have learned another difference between Noh and Kabuki. In Noh, the performers wear masks, and in Kabuki the performers paint their faces. Correct?
Mhm, it seems so.
Absolutely love drama of a renjishi dance
Thank you so much,,
Amazing 🙃
unesco declared no as "a masterpiece of human oral tradition and intangible heritage"
Great diffences between nõ and Ke……. is like distances between earth and Skys !