1. Sound
o Kabuki is a bold & colorful style of theatre.
o Sound is considered to be a function of equal
significance in the performance.
o All senses work in harmony to tell the story.

2. “Hear movement”
“See sound”
 By speaking highly of the sound aspects in
Kabuki, Eisenstein seems to suggest the
importance of sound is a crucial element in
film as well.
 Kabuki’s use of sound is two-fold: music and
sound effects.
 By combining elements of the senses, the
experience felt is richer.

3. The Cat People
• Consider the impact of sound in this scene
from the 1942 horror film The Cat People,
directed by Jacques Tourneur.
• In the scene, Jane Randolph is being
followed by Simone Simon. She suspects
Simone is a ‘cat person’ stalking her.
• Stalk Scene

4. Jurrasic Park
• An excellent example of the power sound has
in concert with other elements comes from
the 1993 blockbuster Jurrasic Park, directed
by Steven Spielberg.
• The scene takes us deep inside the park as the
tour vehicles stop unexpectedly.
• T-Rex Breakout

5. 13 Assassins
• And finally, here is some subtle use of sound
more akin to the Kabuki tradition in director
Takashi Miike’s no-holds barred 2010 film 13
Assassins.
• Duel