Traditional Asian Performers

A collection of images featuring traditional performers from various Asian cultures, showcasing vibrant costumes, fans, and theatrical expressions.

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Japan, Honshu, Tokyo, Performer In Play Using Fans.

JIGOKUMON (1953).

Singapore, Woman performing in theater. (Large format sizes available)

WARNER OLAND in THE RETURN OF DR. FU MANCHU (1930), directed by ROWLAND V. LEE.

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KYOKO KAGAWA and HARUO TANAKA in THE CRUCIFIED LOVERS (1954) -Original title: CHIKAMATSU MONOGATARI-, directed by KENJI MIZOGUCHI.

SETSUKO HARA and KUNIKO MIYAKE in EARLY SUMMER (1951) -Original title: BAKUSHU-, directed by YASUJIRO OZU.

Tradional Japanese dancers practice

Asia, Japan, Nikko, Edomura Village, Historic Theme Park Re-enactors

Dance festival during Okunchi, Nagasaki, Japan

MACHIKO KYO and MASAYUKI MORI in UGETSU (1953) -Original title: UGETSU MONOGATARI-, directed by KENJI MIZOGUCHI.

THE STORY OF THE LAST CHRYSANTHEMUMS (1939) -Original title: ZANGIKU MONOGATARI-, directed by KENJI MIZOGUCHI.

THE SEA WATCHE (2002) -Original title: UMI WA MITEITA-, directed by KEI KUMAI.

Japan, Kyoto Toei Movieland

YUZO KAYAMA in RED BEARD (1965) -Original title: AKAHIGE-, directed by AKIRA KUROSAWA.

Elsevier photo collection. Scene from the opera "entführung aus dem serail" by Mozart i.vm. The Mozart thinking in the Stadsschouwburg in The Hague. The show was attended by the national commissioner, his wife and multiple authorities. December 16, 1941. The Hague, South Holland

JERRY LEWIS in THE GEISHA BOY (1958), directed by FRANK TASHLIN.

AKAHIGE (1965), directed by AKIRA KUROSAWA.

JERRY LEWIS in THE GEISHA BOY (1958), directed by FRANK TASHLIN.

MITSUKO MITO and EITARO OZAWA in UGETSU (1953) -Original title: UGETSU MONOGATARI-, directed by KENJI MIZOGUCHI.

*****. In traditional or modern dress (right), sex is big box-office for today's Japanese movies. September 29, 1955.

Asia, China, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou. Song Dynasty Theme Park, costumed Chinese dancer performs (Editorial Usage Only)

THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI (2002) -Original title: TASOGARE SEIBEI-, directed by YOJI YAMADA.

Japan, Arts, Performance, 'Bunraku Puppet Male Character Portraying Strong Emotion With A Series Of Poses Or Kata Accompanied By Raised Eyebrows, Clenched Fists And Stamping Feet.'

ALEC GUINNESS and ROSALIND RUSSELL in A MAJORITY OF ONE (1961), directed by MERVYN LEROY.

LUCY LIU in KILL BILL: VOL. 1 (2003), directed by QUENTIN TARANTINO.

THE AMORISTS (1966) -Original title: JINRUIGAKU NYUMON: EROGOTSHI YORI-, directed by SHOHEI IMAMURA.

THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI (2002) -Original title: TASOGARE SEIBEI-, directed by YOJI YAMADA.

Dancers. .

THE BEAST AND THE MAGIC SWORD (1983) -Original title: LA BESTIA Y LA ESPADA MAGICA-, directed by JACINTO MOLINA.

Original Film Title: LA BESTIA Y LA ESPADA MAGICA. English Title: THE BEAST AND THE MAGIC SWORD. Film Director: JACINTO MOLINA. Year: 1983.

MACHIKO KYO and MASAYUKI MORI in UGETSU (1953) -Original title: UGETSU MONOGATARI-, directed by KENJI MIZOGUCHI.

TOSHIRO MIFUNE in SANJURO (1962) -Original title: TSUBAKI SANJURO-, directed by AKIRA KUROSAWA.

Film still from 'Gate of Hell' starring Kazuo Hasegawa, Machiko Kyo, Isao Yamagata, and Yataro Kurokawa.

LOVE AND HONOR (2006) -Original title: BUSHI NO ICHIBUN-, directed by YOJI YAMADA.

Cantonese opera, Hong Kong, China, Asia

MILLENNIUM ACTRESS (2001) -Original title: SENNEN JOYU-, directed by SATOSHI KON.

A POTOCHO ODORI (MAIKO DANCER) preforms at the PONTOCHO KOBERENJE THEATRE - KYOTO, JAPAN

Girl´s Festival Doll

Hong Kong Woman performer

KEN TAKAKURA in THE YAKUZA (1974), directed by SYDNEY POLLACK.

LUCY LIU in KILL BILL: VOL. 1 (2003), directed by QUENTIN TARANTINO.

Girl´s Festival Doll

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Girl´s festival doll

JAPAN, CLIPPER ODYSSEY, JAPENESE HARP PERFORMANCE

Chinese opera actors perform all year round, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

BRUCE LEE in THE CHINESE CONNECTION (1972) -Original title: JING WU MEN-, directed by WEI LO.

BIG SHOT'S FUNERAL (2001) -Original title: DA WAN-, directed by FENG XIAOGANG.

CHOW YUN-FAT and MICHELLE YEOH in CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (2000) -Original title: WO HU CANG LONG-, directed by ANG LEE.

Poster, Taji master, Wuzhi Gong FU School, China, Asia

KYOKO KAGAWA in SANSHO THE BAILIFF (1954) -Original title: SANSHO DAYU-, directed by KENJI MIZOGUCHI.

TIMOTHY HUTTON, DAVID DUCHOVNY and ANGELINA JOLIE in PLAYING GOD (1997), directed by ANDY WILSON.

Miyoshi Umeki, Donald O'Connor, on-set of the Film, "Cry for Happy", Columbia Pictures, 1961

AKIRA KUROSAWA'S DREAMS (1990) -Original title: YUME-, directed by AKIRA KUROSAWA.

Asia, China, Jiangsu Province, Suzhou. Hunble Administrator's Garden, Spring dance performance (Editorial Usage Only)

HAPPY TOGETHER (1997) -Original title: CHUN GWONG CHA SIT-, directed by KAR WAI WONG.

NOBUO KANEKO in EIGHT HOURS OF TERROR (1957) -Original title: HACHIJIKAN NO KYOFU-.

Newspaper review of Girls! Girls! Girls! 1962 film featuring Elvis Presley. Photograph of Elvis Presley with Ginny Tiu and Elizabeth Tiu.

THE BAILIFF (1954) -Original title: SANSHO DAYU-, directed by KENJI MIZOGUCHI.

GLENN FORD and MACHIKO KYO in THE TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON (1956), directed by DANIEL MANN.

Opera. Turandot. Placido Domingo And Gwyneth Jones.

FUJIKO YAMAMOTO and KEN UEHARA in NIGHT RIVER (1956) -Original title: YORU NO KAWA-, directed by KOZABURO YOSHIMURA.

A THOUSAND YEAR-OLD FOX (1969) -Original title: CHEONNYEON HO-, directed by SHIN SANG-OK.

CHOKO IIDA in RECORD OF A TENEMENT GENTLEMAN (1947) -Original title: NAGAYA SHINSHIROKU-, directed by YASUJIRO OZU.

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (2000) -Original title: FA YEUNG NIN WA-, directed by KAR-WAI WONG.

Exhibit. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

SHIN SABURI and FUJIKO YAMAMOTO in EQUINOX FLOWER (1958) -Original title: HIGANBANA-, directed by YASUJIRO OZU.

A SAMURAI IN TIME (2023), directed by JUN'ICHI YASUDA.

THE LAST EMPEROR (1987), directed by BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA (1974), directed by SAM PECKINPAH.

Chinese actor playing a leading lady, 1922. Artist: BT Prideaux

Girl´s festival

RYOKO HIROSUE and KEN KANEKO in HIMITSU (1999), directed by YOJIRO TAKITA.

Theatre guide showing performers, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

Chinese stage opera, Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong, China, Asia

ELIZABETH ASHLEY in GOLDEN NEEDLES (1974).

Japan. Kabuki Performance.

CHOKO IIDA in RECORD OF A TENEMENT GENTLEMAN (1947) -Original title: NAGAYA SHINSHIROKU-, directed by YASUJIRO OZU.

VITTORIO GASSMAN in FOR LOVE AND GOLD (1966) -Original title: L' ARMATA BRANCALEONE-, directed by MARIO MONICELLI.

MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: THE MOVIE (1995), directed by BRYAN SPICER and STEVE WANG.

CHISHU RYU and SHIMA IWASHITA in AN AUTUMN AFTERNOON (1962) -Original title: SANMA NO AJI-, directed by YASUJIRO OZU.

THE PILLOW BOOK (1996), directed by PETER GREENAWAY.

TSOU TIJGER in THE LAST EMPEROR (1987), directed by BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

A WOMAN, A GUN AND A NOODLE SHOP (2009) -Original title: SAN QIANG PAI AN JING QI-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

BRUCE LEE in ENTER THE DRAGON (1973).

HIROYUKI SANADA and JANG DONG-KUN in THE PROMISE (2005) -Original title: WU JI-, directed by CHEN KAIGE.

TONY LEUNG and MAGGIE CHEUNG in HERO (2002) -Original title: YING XIONG-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

Anefo photo collection. Television game Repetition: The Chinese country house. September 6, 1961

LI GONG in RAISE THE RED LANTERN (1991) -Original title: DA HONG DENG LONG GAO GAO GUA-, directed by YIMOU ZHANG.

D 96 Dancers. .

KUMONOSU-DJO (1957) -Original title: KUMONOSU-JÔ-, directed by AKIRA KUROSAWA.

LATE AUTUMN (1960) -Original title: AKIBIYORI-, directed by YASUJIRO OZU.

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