Erich Hartmann and Brian Yamamoto.

is no regular film screening; Cinema Kabuki allows the audience to vividly experience the excitement of the live stage through the full use and wide-range capability of high-definition (HD) images and six-channel sound.world-acclaimed kabuki actor Tamasaburo Bando has sublimated the traditional Japanese performing arts of noh and kabuki into a new dimension of art by fusing them with Kodos soul-stirring taiko.

but it turns out that she is the ghost of a girl who burned a man to death out of resentment for an unfulfilled love.A special video that can only be seen in this production will be included.The screening will include a live taiko performance by TaikoProject and a mini-lecture on kabuki by Satoko Shimazaki of UCLA.

Admission is free but registration is preferred.creating the ultimate worldview.

and mythical lions dance heroically as if playing with the beautifully blooming peonies.

the girl’s appearance changes rapidly.Light refreshments will be served.

the Los Angeles Congregational Church (est.the Union Church benefited the entire Japanese American community through its many programs.

the need for a new church building had become apparent.the renovated church was converted to become the Union Center for the Arts.