The document discusses Sergei Eisenstein's experience viewing Kabuki theatre in Japan and how it influenced his filmmaking techniques. Eisenstein was surprised by the mechanical cutting between actors and their ability to fragment their acting into single body parts. He saw similarities between this and his own technique of shifting emotions through cutting shots. Eisenstein also admired the unconventional acting styles and related his experience to concepts of montage in cinema. He sought to incorporate elements of the instinctive Kabuki styles into his own work.