旧きゅう劇げき

noun

traditional Japanese theater; classical drama

Refers to traditional Japanese stage arts such as kabuki, noh, and bunraku, often contrasted with modern theater (新劇).

• 彼かれは旧きゅう劇げきの研けん究きゅうで博はく士し号ごうを取とった。

  He earned his doctorate with research on traditional Japanese theater.

• 旧きゅう劇げきと新しん劇げきの違ちがいについてレポートを書かいた。

  I wrote a report on the differences between classical and modern Japanese theater.

noun

period drama (film)

Dated term for historical film dramas, especially those set in the Edo period or earlier; now usually called 時代劇.

See also: 時代劇

• 戦せん前ぜんは旧きゅう劇げきと呼よばれた映えい画がが多おおく作つくられた。

  Before the war, many films called 旧劇 (period dramas) were produced.