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Status: Returning Series
First Aired: April 16, 2014
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 80
Genres: Documentary

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KABUKI KOOL(2014)

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Overview

Kabuki is a world-class theater with a history of over 400 years, but is also exciting entertainment. What is the secret of its enduring attraction? Haruka Christine, Nakamura Kazutaro, and Ichikawa Somegoro guide us through the world of kabuki.

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Season 1

10 episodes • 2014

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Enjoying Kabuki with Ichikawa Somegoro VII	Apr 16, 2014
2	The Beauty of Onnagata	May 21, 2014
3	Unique Kabuki Stage Structures	Jun 18, 2014
4	Larger-Than-Life Heroes	Jul 16, 2014
5	Kabuki's Leading Male Roles	Sep 17, 2014
6	Chushingura: The Treasury of Loyal Retainers	Oct 15, 2014
7	The Shakespeare of Japan: Chikamatsu Monzaemon	Nov 19, 2014
8	Unique Kabuki Props	Dec 17, 2014
9	Wagoto: Ladies' Man as Hero	Jan 21, 2015
10	Charming Villains	Feb 18, 2015

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Season 2

10 episodes • 2015

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Nakamura Kazutaro: The Rising Star of Onnagata	Apr 1, 2015
2	Four Seasons of Kabuki	May 6, 2015
3	Onnagata Costumes	Jun 3, 2015
4	Playing Different Onnagata Roles	Jul 1, 2015
5	Women of the Pleasure Quarters	Sep 2, 2015
6	Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy	Oct 7, 2015
7	Women In Love	Nov 4, 2015
8	The Laughter of Kamigata Kabuki	Dec 2, 2015
9	Hands-on Kabuki: Animals and Vehicles	Jan 6, 2016
10	Hands-on Kabuki: Props and Sets	Mar 2, 2016

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Season 3

10 episodes • 2016

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Kabuki Costume Concepts	Apr 6, 2016
2	Discover Kabuki Based on Noh and Kyogen	May 4, 2016
3	Seductive Women	Jun 1, 2016
4	Kuromisu Music in Kabuki	Jul 6, 2016
5	The Beauty of Dance: Onnagata	Sep 7, 2016
6	Kamigata Kyogen Set in Merchant Families	Oct 5, 2016
7	Sounds of Kabuki	Nov 9, 2016
8	Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura	Dec 7, 2016
9	Tachimawari Fight Scenes	Feb 1, 2017
10	Challenges of Modern Kabuki	Mar 1, 2017

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Season 4

10 episodes • 2017

#	Episode	Air Date
1	The Star Dramatists of Kabuki History	Apr 5, 2017
2	Imoseyama Onna Teikin (Husband and Wife Mountains)	May 3, 2017
3	Onnagata Props	Jun 7, 2017
4	Tachiyaku Male Roles	Jul 5, 2017
5	Powerful Aragoto Heroes	Sep 6, 2017
6	A Visit to the Kabukiza	Oct 4, 2017
7	Kabuki Stage Sets	Nov 1, 2017
8	The Peerless Chikamatsu Monzaemon	Jan 3, 2018
9	Kabuki & Ukiyo-e	Feb 7, 2018
10	Japan's Historic Kabuki Theaters	Mar 7, 2018

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Season 5

10 episodes • 2018

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Enjoying Kabuki with Kataoka Ainosuke	Apr 4, 2018
2	Kabuki Conventions	May 2, 2018
3	Handsome Heroes of Kabuki	Jun 6, 2018
4	The Battles of Coxinga	Jul 4, 2018
5	Married Love	Sep 5, 2018
6	Props for Male Roles	Oct 3, 2018
7	Genpei Nunobiki no Taki: The White Cascade of the Genji Banner	Nov 7, 2018
8	Before a Kabuki Tour Begins	Jan 2, 2019
9	Sankyoku: Kabuki Chamber Music	Feb 6, 2019
10	Kabuki Dance for Tachiyaku Male Roles	Mar 6, 2019

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Season 6

10 episodes • 2019

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Kabuki in Kyoto and Minami-za	Apr 3, 2019
2	Bestsellers and Kabuki	May 1, 2019
3	Kabuki at Eirakukan	Jun 5, 2019
4	Sumo Wrestlers are the Heroes!	Jul 3, 2019
5	The Super Thief Ishikawa Goemon	Sep 4, 2019
6	Kabuki Villains	Oct 2, 2019
7	Kabuki Costumes	Nov 6, 2019
8	Onnagata Romance	Jan 8, 2020
9	Osome's Seven Roles	Feb 5, 2020
10	Tragic Hero Yoshitsune	Mar 4, 2020

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Season 7

10 episodes • 2020

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Kabuki Dance: Henge Buyo	Apr 1, 2020
2	The World of Chushingura: The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Part 1)	May 6, 2020
3	The World of Chushingura: The Treasury of Loyal Retainers (Part 2)	Jun 17, 2020
4	The Revenge of the Soga Brothers	Jul 8, 2020
5	Here Come the Kabuki Shishi Lion Dances!	Sep 2, 2020
6	The World of Kabuki Choreography	Oct 7, 2020
7	The Fight of the Megumi Firemen and Sumo Wrestlers	Nov 4, 2020
8	Stylish Kabuki Melodrama: "Scarface Yosaburo"	Jan 2, 2021
9	Moritsuna's Battle Camp	Feb 3, 2021
10	Kabuki and the Pandemic	Mar 3, 2021

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Season 8

10 episodes • 2021

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Edo Food in Kabuki	Apr 7, 2021
2	Two Kabuki Flowers of Evil: Kochiyama and Naozamurai	May 5, 2021
3	Spring Blossoms and the Festival in Asakusa	Jun 2, 2021
4	Devoted Love and Warring Clans	Jun 30, 2021
5	An Evil Villain vs. The Spirit of the Cherry	Sep 1, 2021
6	The Gallant Commoner: Banzui Chobei	Oct 6, 2021
7	The Vendetta at Iga: Families Meet and Part	Nov 3, 2021
8	Demons in Kabuki	Jan 5, 2022
9	Sogo from Sakura: A Farmer Martyr	Feb 2, 2022
10	The Tale of Lord Okura: Dedicated to Genji's Revival	Mar 1, 2022

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