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  2. Traditional Japanese musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    Shamisen – a banjo-like lute with three strings; brought to Japan from China in the 16th century. Popular in Edo's pleasure districts, the shamisen is often used in kabuki theater. Made from red sandalwood and ranging from 1.1 to 1.4 metres (3 ft 7 in to 4 ft 7 in) long, the shamisen has ivory pegs, strings made from twisted silk, and a belly ...

  3. Glossary of Japanese theater - Wikipedia

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    A traditional Japanese performance art (太神楽/大神楽, "great divine music") that evolved from Shinto ritual origins. Originally featuring masked lion dancers with musical accompaniment who performed at shrine festivals to ward off evil spirits, it developed into a complex entertainment form incorporating juggling and acrobatic skills.

  4. Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire - Wikipedia

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    Hiruko summons a chimera beast. Team 8, Team 10 & Team Guy work together to defeat the chimera beast. Naruto & Kakashi battle Hiruko, who easily absorbs their attacks, Raikiri & Oodoma Rasengan. Naruto finally attacks Hiruko with Futon: Rasenshuriken (Wind Release (Wind Style): Rasenshuriken), which Hiruko fails to absorb & dies from his injuries.

  5. Praemium Imperiale - Wikipedia

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    'World Culture Prize in Memory of His Imperial Highness Prince Takamatsu') is an international art prize inaugurated in 1988 and awarded since 1989 by the Imperial family of Japan on behalf of the Japan Art Association in the fields of painting, sculpture, architecture, music, and theatre/film.

  6. Category:Japanese art terminology - Wikipedia

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    The terminology included may relate to prehistoric art of the Jomon and Yayoi periods, Japanese Buddhist art, nihonga techniques using sumi and other pigments and dyes, various artisan crafts such as lacquerware techniques, katana and swordmaking, temple, shrine, and castle architecture, carpentry terms, words relating to kimono making industry ...

  7. Jo-ha-kyū - Wikipedia

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    It is perhaps in the theatre that jo-ha-kyū is used the most extensively, on the most levels. Following the writings of Zeami, all major forms of Japanese traditional drama (Noh, kabuki, and jōruri) utilize the concept of jo-ha-kyū, from the choice and arrangement of plays across a day, to the composition and pacing of acts within a play, down to the individual actions of the actors.

  8. Bushi (music) - Wikipedia

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    Bushi (節) is a type of Japanese folk music genre. The Japanese term fushi (節), originally used in Buddhist folk music in Japan, simply means "melody". Like the generic term ondo, bushi, the voiced form of fushi, is used as a suffix for Japanese folk songs. [1] It is found in many Japanese traditional and folk songs, usually shamisen or ...

  9. Naruto: Shippuden season 4 - Wikipedia

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    Naruto struggles to combine the shape and elemental manipulation in the Rasengan, and feels discouraged. Elsewhere, the Akatsuki begin sealing the Two-Tails. Following Hidan’s dissent, their "leader" reveals the organization's plan to establish a war monopoly, beginning with smaller villages that need help to defend themselves, while ...