APRIL 2004

3 shows in Tôkyô (Kabukiza, Shinbashi Enbujô), 1 in Nagoya (Misonoza), 3 in Ôsaka (Shôchikuza), 1 in Kyôto (Minamiza), 2 on Shikoku island (Kanamaruza) and 1 tour (Zenshinza)!

Kataoka Nizaemon, Nakamura Kankurô, Bandô Mitsugorô and Nakamura Shikan perform at the Kabukiza!

Onoe Kikugorô, Onoe Kikunosuke, Onoe Shôroku and Nakamura Shibajaku perform at the Misonoza!

Nakamura Ganjirô, Nakamura Kanjaku and Nakamura Senjaku perform at the Shôchikuza!

Nakamura Kichiemon, Nakamura Kaishun and Nakamura Baigyoku perform at the Kanamaruza!

Ichikawa Ennosuke's troupe performs at the Shinbashi Enbujô!

Kabukiza (Tôkyô)
Dates 2 ~ 26 April 2004 (Shigatsu Ôkabuki)
Matinée

Banchô Sarayashiki

Bô Shibari

Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura

  • Tokaiya
  • Funayagura
  • Daimotsu no Ura
  • Evening

    Aoto Zôshi Hana no Nishikie

  • Hatsusedera Hanami
  • Mikoshi-ga-Take
  • Inasegawa Tanima
  • Hamamatsuya
  • Kuramae
  • Inasegawa Seizoroi
  • Gokurakuji Yane Rippuku
  • Sanmon
  • Namerigawa Dobashi
  • Casting

    Kataoka Nizaemon, Nakamura Kankurô, Bandô Mitsugorô, Nakamura Shikan, Ichikawa Sadanji, Nakamura Fukusuke, Sawamura Tanosuke, Bandô Yajûrô

    Comments

    Here is the casting for the main roles in the main plays:

    plays Roles Actors
    Banchô Sarayashiki Lord Aoyama Bandô Mitsugorô
      Okiku Nakamura Fukusuke
    Bô Shibari Jirôkaja Nakamura Kankurô
      Tarôkaja Bandô Mitsugorô
    Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura Tokaiya Ginpei, Taira no Tomomori Kataoka Nizaemon
      Oryû, Suke-no-Tsubone Nakamura Shikan
      Sagami Goro Nakamura Kankurô
      Irie Tanzô Bandô Mitsugorô
      Minamoto no Yoshitsune Nakamura Fukusuke
    Shiranami Gonin Otoko Benten Kozô Kikunosuke Nakamura Kankurô
      Nippon Daemon Kataoka Nizaemon
      Nangô Rikimaru Bandô Mitsugorô
      Tadanobu Rihei Nakamura Shinjirô
      Akaboshi Jûzô Nakamura Fukusuke
    Misonoza (Nagoya)
    Dates 2 ~ 25 April 2004 (Yôshun Ôkabuki)
    Program

    Jiraiya Gôketsu Monogatari

    Casting

    Onoe Kikugorô, Onoe Kikunosuke, Nakamura Shibajaku, Ichikawa Danzô, Onoe Shôroku, Ichikawa Kamejirô, Bandô Hikosaburô, Kawarasaki Gonjûrô, Kataoka Kamezô, Onoe Matsusuke, Ichimura Manjirô

    Comments

    The young star Onoe Kikunosuke plays for the first time the role of Jiraiya and uses in the highlight of the play the chûnori technique. The play "Jiraiya Gôketsu Monogatari" was written by Kawatake Mokuami and was premiered in the 7th lunar month of 1852 [details].

    Kanamaruza (Konpira)
    Dates 3 ~ 18 April 2004 (Shikoku Konpira Kabuki Ôshibai)
    Matinée

    Saikai Zakura Misome no Kiyomizu

    Kôjô

    Omatsuri

    Evening

    Saikai Zakura Misome no Kiyomizu

    Kôjô

    Hagoromo

    Casting

    Nakamura Kichiemon, Nakamura Kaishun, Nakamura Baigyoku, Nakamura Kashô, Nakamura Tôzô, Nakamura Tamatarô, Sawamura Yoshijirô

    Comments

    20th edition of the Spring Kabuki performance Konpira Kabuki Ôshibai at the Kanamaruza, which celebrates the shûmei of Nakamura Kaishun, who plays the role of Princess Sakura in the drama "Saikai Zakura Misome no Kiyomizu" and the leading role of the dance "Hagoromo". The play "Saikai Zakura Misome no Kiyomizu" was originally written by Matsu Kanshi and premiered at the Nakamuraza in the 1st lunar month of 1793 under the title "Saikai Soga Nakamura". The playwright was an ancestor of Nakamura Kichiemon, who decided in 1985 to revive the drama, writing a new script and signing it with the name of ... Matsu Kanshi.

    Shôchikuza (Ôsaka)
    Dates 18 ~ 25 April 2004 (Naniwa Hanagata Kabuki)
    Matinée

    Shinjû Ten no Amijima (Kawashô)

    Afternoon

    Sonezaki Shinjû

    Evening

    Onna Goroshi Abura no Jigoku

    Casting

    Nakamura Ganjirô, Nakamura Kanjaku, Nakamura Senjaku, Bandô Takesaburô, Kataoka Ainosuke, Kataoka Takatarô, Nakamura Kikaku, Bandô Kichiya

    Comments

    3 masterpieces of Chikamatsu Monzaemon, staged by a troupe of Kamigata Kabuki actors under the direction of the Living National Treasure Nakamura Ganjirô.

    Zenshinza Tour in Kyûshû
    Dates 1 ~ 28 April 2004
    Program

    Yuki Matsuri Gonin Sanbasô

    Narukami

    Casting

    Arashi Keishi, Kawarasaki Kunitarô, Fujikawa Yanosuke, Yamazaki Ryûnosuke, Yamazaki Tatsusaburô

    Shinbashi Enbujô (Tôkyô)
    Dates 7 ~ 30 April 2004
    Program Shin Sangokushi III
    Casting

    Ichikawa Ukon, Ichikawa Danjirô, Ichikawa Emiya, Ichikawa Monnosuke, Ichikawa Emisaburô, Nakamura Karoku, Ichikawa Kamejirô, Ichikawa Shun'en, Ichikawa En'ya, Ichikawa Juen

    Comments

    Ichikawa Ennosuke's troupe of young and talented actors perform a modern style of theater, which they created a few years ago and called "Super Kabuki" (Sûpâ Kabuki in Chikamatsu Monzaemon's lingo): it's spectacular (lots of chûnori), the costums are gorgeous and ultra-sophisticated, the music is modern, the texts are easy to understand and the plots are as twisted as a good Kabuki classic. Usually a big commercial success!

    Ichikawa Ennosuke is on sick leave and does not perform in this production.

    Minamiza (Kyôto)
    Dates 19 ~ 25 April 2004 (Kabuki Kanshô Kyôshitsu)
    Program

    Michiyuki Tabiji no Hanamuko (Ochiudo)

    Casting Kamimura Kichiya, Kataoka Shinnosuke
    Comments

    12th edition of a pedagogical show in Kyôto combining explanation for beginners and a dance-drama.

     
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