Japan's wig masters bring the kabuki stage to life
Every actor in kabuki relies on one final, essential element to fully inhabit their role: the wig.
Ahead of a show at the famed Kabukiza theater in central Tokyo, wig master Tadashi Kamoji carefully places a topknot creation on a young performer in a flamboyant kimono costume.
"A kabuki actor can't just walk onto the stage as he is … it's only when he puts on a wig that he truly becomes a kabuki performer," says Kamoji, 60. "So we must take pride in our job with a sense of very heavy responsibility."
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