The Kabuki-za, a symbol of Tokyo’s Ginza district, closes its doors for the first time in 60 years for renovation. The actors, having been secure on the stage over the decades, share stories about the theater, their individual experiences as actors, and the most representative work. Their memories are the history of this deeply traditional theater and they, too, have become part of the history. Gradually, vitality sprouts in the silent theater; preparation for the final performance has begun. The camera visits the once off-limits backstage. The power of tradition oozes out of the dressing room and the prop room, where artisans’ spirits breathe. [Kabuki-za: Final Curtain] unites the beginning and end of Kabuki-za. The actors’ first memories of the theater overlap with their very last performance. On the same spot where they first stepped in and prayed, they pay final respects and bid farewell to the stage like the first performance. The last farewell of Kabuki-za, having had their tradition tenaciously maintained, faints like a farewell to the past never to be seen again. (CHO Young-jung)