2 shows in Tôkyô (Kabukiza), 2 in Ôsaka (Shôchikuza) and 1 in Fukuoka (Hakataza)!

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Nakamura Ganjirô, Nakamura Senjaku, Kataoka Ainosuke, Nakamura Shidô, Ichikawa Chûsha, Nakamura Kazutarô, Nakamura Toranosuke & Ichikawa Danko perform at the Shôchikuza!

Matsumoto Kôshirô and Ichikawa Somegorô perform at the Hakataza!

Ichikawa Chûsha, Nakamura Kinnosuke, Nakamura Hayato, Ichikawa Danko, Ichikawa Monnosuke, Nakamura Yonekichi, Ichikawa En'ya, Ichikawa Emisaburô and Ichikawa Emiya perform at the Shinbashi Enbujô!

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The February Grand Kabuki at the Kabukiza.

Nakamura Ganjirô, Nakamura Senjaku, Kataoka Ainosuke, Nakamura Shidô, Ichikawa Chûsha, Nakamura Kazutarô, Nakamura Toranosuke, Ichikawa Danko, Kamimura Kichiya, Ichikawa Emisaburô, Ichikawa Emiya, Nakamura Kikaku, Ichikawa Seiko, Sawamura Kiyoshirô, Nakamura Jûjirô

Special Kabuki performances in Ôsaka at the Shôchikuza.

Matsumoto Kôshirô, Onoe Matsuya, Nakamura Tokizô, Onoe Ukon, Ichikawa Somegorô, Bandô Yajûrô, Kataoka Kamezô, Ichikawa En'ya, Ôtani Hirotarô, Sawamura Sônosuke

A brand new genre was born in the Kabuki world in 2015: After Kabuki, Shinkabuki, Sûpâ Kabuki, Sûpâ Kabuki II and Roppongi Kabuki (Sci-Fi Kabuki), we got Kabuki NEXT. The first Kabuki NEXT drama was "Aterui", which was written by Nakajima Kazuki for Ichikawa Somegorô VII. It was staged for the first time in August 2002 at the Shinbashi Enbujô, starring Ichikawa Somegorô with a non-Kabuki cast. In 2002, it was not a Kabuki or a Kabuki NEXT production. In 2015, it was revised to become the first Kabuki NEXT drama in Kabuki history, with a full Kabuki cast. It was staged in July 2015 at the Shinbashi Enbujô and in October 2015 at the Shôchikuza. The second Kabuki NEXT drama, "Oboro no Mori-ni Sumu Oni" is also written by Nakajima Kazuki and it is directed by Inoue Hidenori.

Oboro no Mori-ni Sumu Oni: we find ourselves in a mysterious forest, where old gods reside. From a towering heap of corpses emerges a man—his name is Rai (Matsumoto Kôshirô/Onoe Matsuya). His eyes gleam with the wild ambition of a beast, and his weapon is his "silver tongue," spinning endless lies in pursuit of his dream to rise to the top. Suddenly, the forest demons known as Oboro appear before Rai, offering him the throne in exchange for his life. With a prophecy and a sword that moves as smoothly as his tongue, Rai sets off toward the capital. What will be the outcome of his insatiable ambition? And what will Rai see at the end of his blood-stained dream? Matsumoto Kôshirô and Onoe Matsuya alternatingly plays the roles of Rai and Sadamitsu. Featuring Bandô Yajûrô (Ichi no Ôkimi), Nakamura Tokizô (Tsuna), Bandô Shingo (Shikibu), Onoe Ukon (Kinta), Kataoka Kamezô (Urabe), Ichikawa Somegorô (Shuten), Ôtani Hirotarô (Shôgen), Ichikawa En'ya (Madare) & Sawamura Sônosuke (Aradôji).

Sources: Earphone Guide Website or Shôchiku Kabuki Official Website