29 May ~ 26 June 1994: first edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon and recreates the atmosphere of the Edo koshibai and brings the actors closer to the audience. The play "Yotsuya Kaidan" is coproduced by Nakamura Kankurô V and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi, and is staged with the following casting:

30 August ~ 24 September 1996: second edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" is coproduced by Nakamura Kankurô V and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi, and is staged with the following casting:

2~ 26 September 1998: third edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Kamikakete Sango Taisetsu" is coproduced by Nakamura Kankurô V and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi, and is staged with the following casting:

5 ~ 27 June 2001: 4th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Sannin Kichisa" is coproduced by Nakamura Kankurô V and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi, and is staged with the following casting:

2 ~ 26 June 2003: 5th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" is coproduced by Nakamura Kankurô V and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi, and is staged with the following casting:

March 2005: Nakamura Kankurô V takes the name of Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII.

5 ~ 26 June 2005: 6th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki (the first one without Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII), which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Sakura Hime" is produced by the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi, and is staged with the following casting:

18 March ~ 24 April 2006: 7th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Yotsuya Kaidan" is coproduced by Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi, and is staged in 2 different productions; the first one (minamiban) is similar to the 1994 Coocon Kabuki, with Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII playing the roles of Oiwa, Kobotoke Kohei and Satô Yomoshichi, while Nakamura Hashinosuke III plays the role of Tamiya Iemon; the second version (kitaban) includes the rarely-staged act IV, with its 2 scenes "the Misumi House in Fukagawa" and "the Refuge of the Oshioda Family".

Casting for the minamiban production:

Casting for the kitaban production:

7 ~ 28 June 2007: 8th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Sannin Kichisa" is coproduced by Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi, and is staged with the following casting:

10 ~ 29 June 2008: 9th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" is coproduced by Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi, and is staged with the following casting:

9 ~ 30 July 2009: 10th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. Tsuruya Nanboku IV's masterpiece "Sakura Hime" is coproduced by Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi; the main actors are Nakamura Kanzaburô, Nakamura Hashinosuke, Nakamura Senjaku, Bandô Yajûrô, Nakamura Shichinosuke and the non-Kabuki actor Sasano Takashi [more details].

3 ~ 27 June 2010: 11th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. "Sakura Giminden" is coproduced by Nakamura Kanzaburô XVIII and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi; the main actors are Nakamura Kanzaburô, Nakamura Hashinosuke, Nakamura Senjaku, Bandô Yajûrô, Kataoka Kamezô, Sasano Takashi and Nakamura Shichinosuke [more details].

6 ~ 27 June 2011: 12th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. Tsuruya Nanboku IV's "Kamikakete Sango Taisetsu" is produced by the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi; the main actors are Nakamura Hashinosuke, Onoe Kikunosuke, Nakamura Kantarô, Bandô Yajûrô, Kataoka Kamezô and Bandô Shingo [more details].

15 June ~ 7 July 2012: 13th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The drama "Tennichibô", based on Kawatake Mokuami's long-forgotten drama "Gojûsan Tsugi Tennichibô" is produced by the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi; the main actors Nakamura Kankurô, Nakamura Shichinosuke and Nakamura Shidô [more details].

6 ~ 28 June 2014: 14th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Sannin Kichisa" is staged for the third times, coproduced by Nakamura Kankurô VI and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi. There are 4 non-Kabuki actors in the casting [more details].

6 ~ 29 June 2016: 15th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Yotsuya Kaidan" is staged for the third times, coproduced by Nakamura Kankurô VI and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi. There are 3 non-Kabuki actors in the casting [more details].

9 ~ 31 May 2018: 16th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Kirare Yosa" is staged for the first time, coproduced by Nakamura Shichinosuke and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi. Nakamura Kankurô was not part of the casting [more details].

12 ~ 30 May 2021: 17th edition of the Cocoon Kabuki, which is staged at the Shibuya Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon. The play "Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami" is staged for the 4th times, coproduced by Nakamura Kankurô, Nakamura Shichinosuke and the playwright Kushida Kazuyoshi [more details].

Cocoon Kabuki 2006

Cocoon Kabuki 2007