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October 1955: first Kabuki tour in the Popular Republic of China, in Beijing (2~13 October), Shanghai (17~18 October) and Guangzhou (24~25 October). Here are the plays and the casting:

Plays Roles Actors
Kanjinchô Benkei Ichikawa Ennosuke II
  Yoshitsune Ichikawa Chûsha VIII
  Togashi Ichikawa Danshirô III
Domo Mata Matahei Ichikawa Ennosuke II
  Otoku Kataoka Gadô V
  Shôgen Ichikawa Chûsha VIII
  Shûrinosuke Iwai Hanshirô X
Meoto Dôjôji Hanako Ichikawa Shôchô III
  Sakurako Iwai Hanshirô X

April 2005: Chikamatsuza tour in Korea, in Seoul (1~3 April), Gwangju (6 April) and Pusan (9~10 April). Here are the plays and the casting:

Plays Roles Actors
Bô Shibari Jirôkaja Nakamura Kanjaku
  Tarôkaja Nakamura Kikaku
Sonezaki Shinjû Hiranoya Tokubê Nakamura Kanjaku
  Tenmaya Ohatsu Nakamura Ganjirô
  Aburaya Kuheiji Nakamura Kikaku

September 2007: Chikamatsuza tour in China, in Beijing (4~5 September), Hangzhou (9 September), Shanghai (13~15 September) and Guangzhou (21~22 September). Here are the plays and the casting:

Plays Roles Actors
Domo Mata Otoku Sakata Tôjûrô
  Matahei Nakamura Kanjaku
Hanabusa Shûjaku no Shishi The spirit of the lion Sakata Tôjûrô

March 2017: tour in People's Republic of China in Beijing sponsored by the Japan Foundation. The troupe performed at the Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center in the heart of the Tianqiao District from the 18th to the 20th of March 2017:

Plays Roles Actors
Torii Mae Satô Tadanobu, in reality the fox Genkurô Nakamura Shikan
  Shizuka Gozen Kataoka Takatarô
  Musashibô Benkei Nakamura Hashinosuke
  Hayami no Tôta Nakamura Fukunosuke
  Minamoto no Yoshitsune Ichikawa Monnosuke
Fûin Giri Kameya Chûbê Nakamura Ganjirô
  The keisei Umegawa Nakamura Kazutarô
  Izutsuya Oen Kamimura Kichiya
  Tanbaya Hachiemon Nakamura Shikan
Fuji Musume The Wisteria Maiden Kataoka Takatarô

Kabuki Tour in China (1979)

 
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