I never really thought about how masks are used in a play. What's the point of them? Mask distance the audience from the character. Are they the villain? Mask are trying to hid something from the audience. Even in the latest Disney movie, Big Hero 6, the villain is wearing a kabuki mask. I didn't fully understand why the villain was wearing a random Kabuki mask until I saw the movie for a second time and noticed the lived in San FranTokyo. Now it made sense with the Japanese inspired villains and names. But this makes me wonder if the villains in Kabuki theatre that have the masks are villains. Or is certain masks/make up for specific characters.
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