The Шаблон:Nihongo is an extra stage section used in Japanesekabukitheater. It is a long, raised platform, running left of centre to the stage through the audience, connecting to the main stage.
The Шаблон:Lang is typically used for character entrances and exits, though is also used for asides and scenes that do not take place in the location as scenes on the main stage; the Шаблон:Lang also typically features a trapdoor just before the runway meets the stage, placed to be visible to everyone in the audience, which is commonly used for character entrances. Some kabuki plays also require the use of two Шаблон:Lang, running along the left and right of the audience.
The Шаблон:Lang was first used in 1668 in the Шаблон:Lang, in the form of a simple wooden plank that reached from the centre of the stage to the middle of the theatre. It was not used in performances, but allowed actors to step into the audience after a performance to receive flowers, with the word Шаблон:Lang literally meaning "flower path."
Though rarely used for the main action of a play, much of the more dramatic or famous character moments occur during entrances or exits along the Шаблон:Lang. Many particularly dramatic actions take place seven-tenths of the way down the Шаблон:Lang (three-tenths away from the stage), at a spot known in Japanese as Шаблон:Nihongo (lit., "seven-three"). It is here that exiting characters may say their final words, and entering characters may address the audience or the characters on stage. Since the Шаблон:Lang runs through the audience, it allows for a closer experience for the spectator than might normally be allowed by other forms of traditional theater.
