The 3 Differences Between Noh Theatre and Kabuki Play

[@sylvia.s.s.]

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。

[@LaNguyenBTong]

*been

[@sylvia.s.s.]

@@LaNguyenBTong Thanks. Using three languages constantly and under pressure can be overwhelming.

[@LaNguyenBTong]

@@sylvia.s.s. I understand.

[@LetsaskShogo]

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!

[@TheKittengoddess]

Could you talk about how many sword tiers are used in kabuki vs real life?

[@M.C.P.]

I was going to ask about the different costumes styles but here your comment! Thanks for this video!

[@Kairi98503]

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.

[@XianHaos]

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).

[@Kairi98503]

@@XianHaos i mean, historical fashion and trades are becoming larger communities lately, so it is only a matter of time

[@jiaunmew878]

That’s probably why cultural heritage are so fun sometimes 😂😂

[@ranger81270]

As far as I know, the men that were trained for play females roles use the tittle of "Onogatta".

[@Jinkypigs]

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.

[@Stretchwreckedem469]

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.

[@domingopartida5812]

Absolutely love drama of a renjishi dance

[@mohammedboukhris2343]

Great diffences between nõ and Ke……. is like distances between earth and Skys !

[@roberttucker9615]

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?

[@deadbeatnetwork9792]

Mhm, it seems so.

[@chizukoingraham7550]

Finally... A Japanese person who speaks English very well!

[@rudymatining4554]

❤️❤️❤️

[@angief6364]

Hi Shojo, have you watched an old film called The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (Zangiku monogatari)?, even though I like the film (and I really like it), I couldn't understand very well how do they knew who was a good kabuki actor or not. Could you give an explanation about it?

[@MariaKeys-h6p]

Branson Prairie

[@youngimperialistmkii]

"Disturbed the morals" Oh my😉

[@rafafr9]

"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)

[@wchan39]

@@rafafr9 Well, that explains where the shotacon trope came from.

[@river1403]

@@wchan39 nope.

[@iwatommy9139]

“Yoooohhhhhh Myyyy”

[@mcmh9523]

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.

[@Larucos]

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

[@_Just_Another_Guy]

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.

[@Larucos]

@@_Just_Another_Guy yes, also there was a Kabuki stage play adaptation of Naruto a couple years ago, the costumes were really pretty

[@zephyrr108]

​@@Larucos women shouldnt do much in society. They should mostly be at homes. Based Japanese.

[@michiganwannarbor3255]

Seeing kabuki in person in Tokyo was definitely the highlight of my trip to Japan.

[@davidw2739]

Same! I think I posted to social media "how have I gone this far in life without Kabuki?".

[@roranoel1011]

I loved this and would like to hear more about rakugo, kamishibai and puppet theatre as well!

[@phillipgregory9671]

I would to.hopefully he'll do a video on those as well.

[@thijmenbaak718]

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!

[@TokyoTraveller]

"disturb the morals" I'm going to start using that.

[@Somerandomguy524]

How dare you disturb the morals with my wife!!?? Remember son, always use a moral protector if you are going to disturb them...

[@TokyoTraveller]

@@Somerandomguy524 You are a wise gentleman indeed. One should always use moral protection when creating a disturbance.

[@ennamichaels5144]

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).

[@BlackPatriot1776]

I really wanted to hear Shogo sing from the book :/ lol

[@reveranttangent1771]

Kabuki uncivilized? Looks at the three stooges.

[@amsyarzero]

Imagine if they actually recreated a Noh/Kabuki version of the Three Stooges

[@shakiestalocachica]

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.

[@andreamattis4785]

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.

[@thechikuwa284]

-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."

[@Rognik]

After watching this video, hopefully we all are in the Noh.

[@pspokemon]

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.

[@ehhe4381]

Nothing like learning from a practicioner...

[@amjanwaters6142]

Thank you Shogo-san for the video. You have answered my question. Hope you will reach 100k subs or more before 2022.

[@jzgamer12]

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

[@anari234]

I saw a Kabuki play when I first visited Japan, it was fantastic! Hopefully, I can watch a Noh performance next time I visit.

[@noripug]

Your videos are wonderful!! Very informative, to the point and well organized! All the topics you present are super intresting

[@Janka007]

I wish women were back to kabuki! If there is a petition to sign, please share it here! :D Or shall I start one?

[@Pdor_figlio_di_Kmer]

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.

[@gingercore69]

@@Pdor_figlio_di_Kmer what is that?

[@edienandy]

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.

[@dinidiananggraeni6371]

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

[@Pdor_figlio_di_Kmer]

Women in kabuki disturbed the morals because sometimes they danced in horizontal for money, and the children were banned from kabuki because.. I would guess for the same reasons, only objectively worse, so only men were allowed to act in kabuki and some of them, called Onnagata (looked for it and the name of their profession), specialized in female roles. Now tell me these last never... entertained in private a paying customer and I'll laugh myself sick. It is said that the Onnagata were as much promiscuous for money as the women had been (and I'll leave out the children because... well, because). Great show of wisdom from the government of the times.

[@jonkomatsu8192]

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!

[@oubliette862]

Oda Nobunaga always make me think of onimusha. Those were great games.

[@ossy43]

Very interesting, specially the last part when you show the scripts. Love your videos...

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

You should make a video about the geography about japan once :) About the regions and prefectures and stuff.

[@crazydutch3393]

Wow this channel is growing very fast and very intresting content. Keep it up 👍. Love from the Netherlands 😎

[@garryferrington811]

Thank you, it is very interesting! In England during Shakespeare's time women were not allowed to perform on stage, just like Kabuki today.

[@TheSlumLordian]

Are you from america or have you spent time there? Your accent is really good!

[@matthewjay660]

He lived in Michigan for 6 years.

[@bered4894]

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

[@robertcurrie1160]

Could you please do a video about Japans castles I never knew they had any. ✌️

[@vieyang8174]

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.

[@scottmefford6917]

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.

[@thewhisperingsylph8738]

How young boys could disturb the morals too?

[@tykep1009]

Well, boys can also be p*****s, you know ; ) They are kind of Idols and p*****s at the same time and attracted tens of thousands of spectators at their peak. For their attractiveness, there were many fights and duels between samurais over them so the government regulated Kabuki.

[@gbaca07]

I don't think that you introduced yourself.

[@johninman7545]

My dad loved Japan as a staff officer during the occupation .He was a farmers son and they are very polite like Japanese.

[@Alexander-vl1lg]

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.

[@ixionwayne7153]

It took me three rewinds to realise, Okuni is the girl who uses an umbrella as weapon in Samurai Warriors.

[@mercster]

There may be differences between noh and kabuki, but I say "Noh" to both of them HAHAHAHA GET IT, YOU KNOW WHAT IM SAYIN'?!

[@mssitifa.r9672]

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!

[@deddylukmanda3528]

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

[@hildegardisverusckarocha6326]

Explication très claire et intéressante. Merci beaucoup!

[@aba4055]

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

[@noeldunsky]

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...:)

[@TheSmashCapital]

This video is great. ❤❤❤ the only thing that is disturbing is that women started Kabuki abd was eventually casted out. Seems unfair but life isn’t fair.

[@Lost-In-Blank]

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.

[@Tekknorg]

This documentary would be better without Mr. Very Important

[@Brittany-1022]

Great video! Could you compare Kagura to Noh too and talk about the history/differences? 🙏

[@danmount9462]

I prefer Noh theater, myself. (If you're an MST3K fan, you know.)

[@persian_tankman]

Excellent video....i'm very interested to japanese culture.

[@gabbyabbott4965]

Don’t know if you’ll see this but I was wondering if you knew of a site or streaming service where I can watch the Noh play Dōjō-ji? I can only find the Kabuki version of it.

[@towada1066]

There is a fourth difference,... I've never seen anyone fall asleep during a kabuki play performance (^_^)

[@jotaroandkakyoin7643]

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

[@madziatamersa571]

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 : )

[@MarsalSintung]

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!!!

[@ChrisOsberg]

You could easily say that women were "traditionally" allowed to dance kabuki, and it was only due to prostitutes performing that women were forbidden to take part. Since that's not an issue with kabuki today, there should be no restriction. It's purely sexism at this point if that restriction isn't lifted.

[@katamaridamashii]

It’s kinda sad that women aren’t allowed to participate in Kabuki even though it was invented by a woman. Great video thank you ❤

[@bearchan968]

5:25 ohh no wonder why I thought the actors playing female roles seemed a bit masculine

[@JasonMitchellofcompsci]

This reminds me of the Mitchell and Webb A Level French skit.

[@garydell2023]

Arigatogozaimashita. This was interesting but Noh Kabuki ......maybe

[@hong-enlin4651]

All the I know is Kabuki is the one boss where they make the yoooooooOOOOOOOO sound and then you have to dodge the Naginata attack

[@小川めぐみ-p2w]

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😆

[@santandersepulveda]

Tells about the snow fall!! Whats going on with that!?

[@kamion53]

Did Mishima Yukio not write 6 modern Noh drama's?

[@OsakaJoe01]

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.

[@crim2089]

sarugako x dengaku - played in shinto rituals

[@roseofsharon11]

Thank you thank you! This is wonderful…

[@jiar3249]

Does kabuki still being performed today?

[@LetsaskShogo]

Thank you for leaving a comment! Yes it is!

[@anteteloquicogitare5002]

Thank you Shogo, another excellent and informative video. Keep up the good work.

[@superlogico8260]

I thought one of the main differences was the use of masks in Noh

[@rubensousa5141]

Really interessting. I love Kabuki!

[@juyqe]

HAHA you said you wanted 100k subscribers by next year. But it seems to met you might hit it much earlier than that!

[@Vaterunser904]

Tu estas hecho para servirme soy el emperador tio

[@albertopicciau9934]

Even the masks are a difference, right?

[@Orozus]

Your videos are amazing! I wish you the best in your journey in reaching your subscriber goals! I hope that you can also collaborate with other youtubers based in Japan to increase your audience. Maybe Linfamy Dogen

[@juliantreidiii]

OK so they are both vaudeville run through Gilbert and Sullivan but Noh is pretentious about it. Kabuki is like Opera which was for the masses. Noh is like classical symphony. Three the Japanese are hypocrites just like America.

[@edienandy]

Noh is not like vaudeville. Noh is religious and aristocratic.

[@gyounce1]

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.

[@mhamilton6175]

You ROCK! Very informative It is good that you are willing to educate other cultures about yours Please keep making and publishing the videos !!

[@buukute]

Kabuki vs Peking Opera?

[@avroml]

Shogo's new video! Is it Christmas or what? :D Very informative and attractive as always, thanks!

[@aquaarietta]

I would love for you to talk about rakugo someday!

[@triwibowosutedjo6178]

Hello Bro , You know History Yayoi , Jomon and Ainu ?

[@anaideviveiros6597]

Thanks for answering my question! Now I understand them better ❤️

[@rolandgdean]

40,000 subs already. Congratulations!

[@davidma3231]

Best educating channel on these topics. You will become big.

[@someinteresting]

Do you play Aoi no ue at your school?

[@mjaustro]

Your videos are very interesting and you are very knowledgeable. Thank you, Shogo!

[@Vaterunser904]

Que Dios te bendiga

[@crim2089]

father and son, kanami and senami

[@Deadpool_1718]

I really thought that there is such a Kabuki Warriors, its like Samurai with make-ups

[@Alisonsgachaverse]

Are you thinking of Kabuki actors acting as Samurais!

[@SandraJones-z7q]

Heaney Route