This is the cover for the October (#10) 2019 issue of
ENGEKIKAI, the kabuki periodical of record. The photo, by Sasayama Kishin, shows
Nakamura Shichinosuke as nursemaid Masaoka in MEIBOKU SENDAI HAGI, produced at
the Kabuki-za in August. The child at his side is Nakamura Chōsaburō as
Ashikaga Tsurukiyo. The main article headlined on the cover is about the relationship
of kabuki and the one-man, storytelling art called kōdan. It includes a
discussion between kabuki star Onoe Shōroku III and kōdan master Kanda
Matsunojō, as well as interview with kōdan stars Ichirūsai Teisui and Kanda
Shōri. The issue contains the latest installment in the long-running series by
Matsumoto Kōshirō, “Kōshirō’s Thousand and One Nights,” reviews of August’s productions,
a conversation between top star Nakamura Kichiemon and leading actor Nakamura
Karoku, an interview with actor Onoe Matsuya, and an interview with the great
female-role player Bandō Tamasaburō about “Cinema Kabuki.” Not listed on the
cover is an article by Prof. Larry Kominz about foreigners who love kabuki, “Gaikojin
kara mita shiteki ‘Kabuki no Miryoku” (Personal Views on “Kabuki’s Appeal” as
Seen by Foreigners) which includes profiles of various foreigners as well as a
section on English-language kabuki, of which Larry is a major exponent.
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