Editorial Policy

Facts — dates, venues, casts — are always checked against official primary sources, and each page lists its source URLs and the date they were verified. Anything not yet confirmed by an official source is marked 'to be confirmed', never stated as fact.

Historical fact, Danjūrō's own words, editorial commentary and contemporary interpretation are kept visibly distinct. Where historical accounts differ, we write 'it is said that…'.

We never use AI to invent or generate words for Danjūrō or his family. Every quotation is tied to a time-coded recording or a primary document. Until a recording exists, the 'his own words' sections are clearly marked as in preparation.

AI assists with transcription, drafting and translation. Publication, however, always follows human fact-checking, rights-checking and final review — nothing is auto-published. AI is forbidden from filling in uncertain names, dates or quotations; such gaps are flagged for verification instead.

For stage photography and footage, scripts, music, design, costumes, other actors, film materials and artworks, we record the rights-holder and permitted scope, publishing only cleared assets. Uncleared slots are shown as dignified placeholders. We never use AI-generated images of real people.

Material involving children is managed with particular care as to where it appears and how long it is kept.

When an error is found we correct it promptly and record the date and nature of the change in the article's correction history, updating the 'last updated' date.

The English edition is an edited translation with added context for international readers, not a literal rendering. Translations of Danjūrō's words are always linked to the Japanese original and native-checked where needed.

So that search engines and AI assistants can cite us accurately, we lead with the answer, show sources, dates and supervisors, and attach full transcripts to video. We use no hidden text or cloaking — the visible, human-readable page is the whole truth.