

The Way of Drama unfolds in the world of kabuki in Osaka, but also addresses the politics of popular culture and the rivalry between theatrical styles like those used by amateur actors to dramatise contemporary events.

Kazuo Hasegawa

Isuzu Yamada

Roppa Furukawa

Ranko Hanai
TomosaburÅ Ii

EitarÅ ShindÅ
Kitsunosuke Bando

SÅji Kiyokawa

Takashi Shimura
Fumio Okura
Gosuke
Zenichiro Kito

Kikuko Hanaoka
Toshiko ItÅ
Okane

Atsushi Watanabe

YÅnosuke Toba