kabuki theater
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Kabuki theater is a traditional Japanese performing art known for its stylized drama, elaborate costumes and makeup, and highly choreographed acting and dance.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kabuki theatre | 3 |
| Chūshingura bunraku plays | 1 |
| Chūshingura kabuki plays | 1 |
| kabuki theater canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12729868 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: kabuki theater Context triple: [Kabukichō, namedAfter, kabuki theater]
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A.
Kyōgen theatre
Kyōgen theatre is a traditional Japanese comic stage art known for its humorous dialogue, stock characters, and performance alongside the more solemn Noh drama.
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B.
Noh theatre
Noh theatre is a classical Japanese performing art that combines stylized dance, music, and poetic drama, known for its masked actors, minimalist staging, and deep roots in medieval Japanese culture and literature.
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C.
Kabuki-za Theatre
Kabuki-za Theatre is Tokyo’s principal and most famous kabuki playhouse, renowned for its traditional performances and historic architecture.
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D.
Awaji Ningyō Jōruri puppet theater
Awaji Ningyō Jōruri puppet theater is a traditional Japanese form of puppet drama from Awaji Island that combines large, elaborately operated puppets with narrative chanting and shamisen music.
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E.
Takachiho Kagura
Takachiho Kagura is a traditional Shinto ritual dance and music performance from Takachiho in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, famed for reenacting Japanese creation myths through all-night sacred kagura dances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: kabuki theater Target entity description: Kabuki theater is a traditional Japanese performing art known for its stylized drama, elaborate costumes and makeup, and highly choreographed acting and dance.
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A.
Kyōgen theatre
Kyōgen theatre is a traditional Japanese comic stage art known for its humorous dialogue, stock characters, and performance alongside the more solemn Noh drama.
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B.
Noh theatre
Noh theatre is a classical Japanese performing art that combines stylized dance, music, and poetic drama, known for its masked actors, minimalist staging, and deep roots in medieval Japanese culture and literature.
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C.
Kabuki-za Theatre
Kabuki-za Theatre is Tokyo’s principal and most famous kabuki playhouse, renowned for its traditional performances and historic architecture.
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D.
Awaji Ningyō Jōruri puppet theater
Awaji Ningyō Jōruri puppet theater is a traditional Japanese form of puppet drama from Awaji Island that combines large, elaborately operated puppets with narrative chanting and shamisen music.
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E.
Takachiho Kagura
Takachiho Kagura is a traditional Shinto ritual dance and music performance from Takachiho in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan, famed for reenacting Japanese creation myths through all-night sacred kagura dances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage drama
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theatrical genre ⓘ traditional Japanese performing art ⓘ |
| accompaniedBy |
hayashi ensemble
NERFINISHED
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shamisen ⓘ |
| audienceSeating | masu boxes ⓘ |
| costumeStyle | heavily stylized ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfOrigin | early 17th century ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Izumo no Okuni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dance elements
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elaborate costumes ⓘ elaborate makeup ⓘ highly choreographed acting ⓘ stylized drama ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
jidai-mono (period plays)
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sewa-mono (domestic plays) ⓘ shosagoto (dance pieces) ⓘ |
| influenced |
global performing arts
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modern Japanese theater ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| majorTheater |
Kabuki-za
NERFINISHED
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Minami-za NERFINISHED ⓘ Shinbashi Enbujo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| makeupStyle | symbolic color patterns ⓘ |
| performanceStyle |
aragoto (rough style)
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mie (pose-holding) ⓘ wagoto (soft style) ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bunraku
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Noh theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalMusic |
gidayu-bushi
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nagauta ⓘ tokiwazu ⓘ |
| typicalStageFeature |
hanamichi
GENERATED
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mawari-butai (revolving stage) GENERATED ⓘ seri (elevating platforms) GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalTheme |
historical events
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moral conflicts ⓘ romantic tragedy ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| uses |
elaborate stage machinery
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hanamichi (runway stage extension) NERFINISHED ⓘ kumadori makeup ⓘ onnagata (male actors playing female roles) NERFINISHED ⓘ revolving stage ⓘ trapdoors ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: kabuki theater Description of subject: Kabuki theater is a traditional Japanese performing art known for its stylized drama, elaborate costumes and makeup, and highly choreographed acting and dance.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chūshingura kabuki plays
this entity surface form:
Chūshingura bunraku plays
this entity surface form:
Kabuki theatre
this entity surface form:
Kabuki theatre
this entity surface form:
Kabuki theatre