Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Shakespeare’s was the most famous English Poet and Play Writer. He wrote several poems and plays which many countries adopted his plays and made a part of their own culture. All around its history, Japan has always defended it culture above outside the charm. Traditionally Japanese theater includes four key forms Noh, Kabuki, Kyogen and Banraku. The involvement of the Government, Japanese filmmaker crafted a style of their own based on Noh Theater. Kabuki combines music, dance and skills.
             Kabuki beginning at the Edo time had more popularity among the lower social class in comparison to the higher social classes. It is probable a Japanese version of Shakespeare’s plays performed in an opera. The performance of the plays is impressive, entertaining and energetic in the use of makeup, color, movements and other spectacular effects. The most extraordinary thing on the theatre was the sound of wooden clappers that signaled the opening and the closing plays. The actors wore outfits that reflected the fashionable styles of the day.

            Since the late Meiji period, Shakespeare has held an essential place in Japanese mythical culture. When Shakespeare’s work met another tradition a lot happened which was no less long and sophisticated but roughly different, both linguistically and culturally. Classical music came to Japan from the West and has an extensive following.

However, Akira Kurosawa was a well known filmmaker of Japan Choose look toward and covers some western ideologies of filmmaking. He used Shakespeare’s and other American novels as a source of material for their work.

On the adverse, only few of Shakespeare plays ever developed on Japanese stage, but, on the other hand, every aspect of Shakespeare drama including its theme, physical and verbal structure, style characterization, cultural background has been hugely and vigorously studied in Japan. No Shakespearean scholar in Japan denies the superiority of Shakespeare’s play, as literature or in theater and Japan theater culture is so influenced by Shakespeare’s play.

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