4 shows in Tôkyô (Kabukiza, Shinbashi Enbujô) and 3 in Kyôto (Minamiza, Shunjûza)!

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Nakamura Shidô and Hatsune Miku perform perform at the Minamiza and at the Shinbashi Enbujô!

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The usual September Grand Kabuki programs at the Kabukiza.

Nakamura Shidô, Hatsune Miku, Sawamura Kuniya, Nakamura Chôshi, Ogawa Haruki

The world of Kabuki and the world of otaku collide for the 13th time in Kabuki history! Resulting from this spectacular collision, a new genre, the Chôkabuki (literally Ultra-Kabuki), was born in 2016 [more details]. Nakamura Shidô shares the stage with the virtual 3D creature Hatsune Miku. For the first time in in Nagoya at the Misonoza. The first item in the program is a stage talk about Chôkabuki. The second item is a dance-drama written by Matsuoka Ryô and staged under the guidance of the Fujima Kanjûrô VIII. The last item is the 2022 newly-created drama Chôkabuki also written by Matsuoka Ryô. The main program is staged either once (morning or afternoon) or twice (morning/afternoon). The limited program is not staged in September.

Nakamura Shidô, Hatsune Miku, Sawamura Kuniya, Nakamura Chôshi, Ogawa Haruki

A special Chôkabuki program in Kyôto at the Minamiza. The world of Kabuki and the world of otaku collide for the 14th time in Kabuki history (for the first time in a major Kabuki theater) and for the 3rd times in Kyôto at the Minamiza! Resulting from this spectacular collision, a new genre, the Chôkabuki (literally Ultra-Kabuki), which combines Kabuki with advanced ICT technology, was born in 2016 [more details]. The first item in the program is a stage talk about Chôkabuki. The second item is a dance-drama written by Matsuoka Ryô and staged under the guidance of the Fujima Kanjûrô VIII. The last item is the 2022 newly-created drama Chôkabuki also written by Matsuoka Ryô. Nakamura Shidô shares the stage with the virtual 3D creature Hatsune Miku. The main program will is staged either once (morning) or twice (morning/afternoon). The limited edition is staged the 9th, 18th and 24th of September in the afternoon.

Ichikawa Ennosuke, Nakamura Kazutarô, Ichikawa Seiko, Ichikawa Danko

A special Buyô program starring Ichikawa Ennosuke. This program celebrates the shûmei in Kyôto of Ichikawa Seiko II. The Shunjûza is a thetater located within the Kyôto University of the Arts.

Koma: there are many dances that show street performers and others peddlers that you might have seen on the streets of old Edo. This short, energetic dance accompanied by the Tokiwazu style of music features a top vendor (Ichikawa Danko), who sells her tops by performing various tricks.

Kôjô: the close relationship between the actors and the audience is shown by these stage announcements, lavish ceremonies to commemorate various important events. In this case, all the actors of the cast assemble to celebrate the shûmei in Kyôto of Ichikawa Seiko II.

Modori Kago: two palanquin bearers, one from Ôsaka, the other from Edo (pre-modern Tôkyô), decide to stop and rest. As they do so, each boasts of the respective merits of his native town. Finally, the little apprentice courtesan (kamuro) they have been carrying, alights from the palanquin and joins them in their dance. Featuring Ichikawa Seiko as the palanquin bearer from Ôsaka (in reality Ishikawa Goemon), Ichikawa Ennosuke as the palanquin bearer from Edo (in reality Goemon's arch-enemy Mashiba Hisayoshi) and Nakamura Kazutarô as the kamuro.

Sources: Earphone Guide Website or Shôchiku Kabuki Official Website

Ichikawa Ennosuke, Ichikawa Seiko

3rd edition of the Hito Tsunagi no Kai ('People-Connecting Gala'), starring Ichikawa Ennosuke's disciples.