OCTOBER 2022

5 shows in Tôkyô (Kabukiza, National Theatre, Heisei Nakamuraza), 1 in Nagoya (Misonoza) and 1 in Ôsaka (Shôchikuza)!

  • ??? perform at the Kabukiza !
  • Onoe Kikunosuke performs at the National Theatre !
  • Living National Treasure Bandô Tamasaburô performs at the Misonoza !
  • Kataoka Ainosuke and Nakamura Kazutarô perform at the Shôchikuza !
  • Nakamura Kankurô and Nakamura Shichinosuke perform at the Heisei Nakamuraza!
  • Kabukiza (Tôkyô)
    Dates ?? ~ ?? October 2022
    Jûgatsu Ôkabuki
    October Grand Kabuki
    1st program

    ???

    2nd program

    ???

    3rd program

    ???

    Casting

    ???

    Comments

    The October Grand Kabuki at the Kabukiza.

    National Theatre (Tôkyô)
    Dates 1 ~ 26 October 2022
    Program A

    Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura

  • Torii Mae
  • Tokaiya
  • Funayagura
  • Daimotsu no Ura
  • Program B

    Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura

  • Ko-no-Mi
  • Kokingo Uchijini
  • Sushiya
  • Program C

    Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura

  • Yoshinoyama
  • Kawatsura Hôgen Yakata
  • Casting

    Onoe Kikunosuke, ???

    Comments

    The October Grand Kabuki at the National Theatre with the tôshi kyôgen of the classic "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura", chopped up into 3 programs, all of them starring Onoe Kikunosuke in the main roles. 3 hours and 20 minutes for Program A. 3 hours and 30 minutes for Program B. 2 hours and 40 minutes for Program C.

    Misonoza (Nagoya)
    Dates 1 ~ 23 October 2022
    Bandô Tamasaburô Tokubetsu Kôen
    Bandô Tamasaburô Special Performances
    Program

    Kôjô

    Honchô Nijûshikô

  • Jusshukô
  • Kitsunebi
  • Casting

    Living National Treasure Bandô Tamasaburô, Nakamura Hashinosuke, Nakamura Fukunosuke, Nakamura Utanosuke, Kitamura Rokurô, Kawai Yukinojô

    Comments

    No classic October kaomise programs in Nagoya this year but a special Kabuki program starring Living National Treasure Bandô Tamasaburô.

  • Kôjô: the close relationship between the actors and the audience is shown by stage announcements, usually lavish ceremonies to commemorate various important events. This month at the Misonoza, it is a stage speech done by Living National Treasure Bandô Tamasaburô.
  • Jusshukô: Princess Yaegaki is mourning the death of his fiance Katsuyori, but as she burns incense in his memory, she notices the resemblance between the new gardener and her fiance's portrait. The gardener is in fact Katsuyori, who has entered the household of Yaegaki's father to regain the possession of a stolen family treasure, a famous helmet, with the help of Nureginu, a woman who also mourns for the man that died in the place of the real Katsuyori. Unfortunately, Yaegaki's father has also seen through the disguise and plans to kill Katsuyori. The role of Princess Yaegaki, one of the most important onnagata roles, is played by Living National Treasure Bandô Tamasaburô, supported by Nakamura Hashinosuke, Kawai Yukinojô and Kitamura Rokurô in the roles of Katsuyori, Nureginu and Nagao Kenshin.
  • Kitsunebi: magical foxes possess Princess Yaegaki (Living National Treasure Bandô Tamasaburô) to help her stealing a precious helmet, the treasure of the Shingen clan, and to allow her to save the life of her beloved Katsuyori.
  • Sources: Earphone Guide Website or Shôchiku Kabuki Official Website

    Shôchikuza (Ôsaka)
    Dates 3 ~ 25 October 2022
    J Horâ Kabuki
    J-horror Kabuki
    Program

    Toki o Koe Rinne no Furuido

    Casting

    Kataoka Ainosuke, Nakamura Kazutarô, Imai Tsubasa

    Comments

    A special program at the Shôchikuza starring Kataoka Ainosuke, Nakamura Kazutarô and Imai Tsubasa. The newly-created kaidanmono drama, which is entitled "Toki o Koe Rinne no Furuido", is a mix of "Sarayashiki" and the world of Sadako, the ghost in Suzuki Kôji's J-horror series "Ring".

    Heisei Nakamuraza (Tôkyô)
    Dates ?? October ~ ?? November 2022
    Program

    Tônasuya ~ Fushigi no Kuni no Wakadanna

    Casting

    Nakamura Kankurô, Nakamura Shichinosuke, ???

    Comments

    The Heisei Nakamuraza is back in Tôkyô in Asakusa. Not in the Sumida Park as it used to be but in the precincts of the Sensôji Temple (at the back of the main temple hall). This program commemorate the 180th anniversary of the 1842 move of all major Kabuki theaters to the remote district of Saruwaka-chô (Edo).

     
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