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June Program at the kabukiza

June Program at the Kabukiza Theatre

Daily: Jun 01 (Sat) - Jun 24 (Mon), 2024

Matinee:11:00 AM

Evening Show: 4:30 PM

*No performances on the 11th (Tue) and 17th (Mon).

Time Schedule

On sale: from May 14 (Tue), 2024 10:00 AM(JST)

First Class Seat: 18,000
Second Class Seat: 14,000
Upper Tier A: 6,000
Upper Tier B: 4,000
Unit: Japanese Yen (tax included)

*Box Seat: 20,000 (Not available online. Click here for details.)
*Children over the age of 4 must purchase tickets to enter.
*Tea will not be offered at the Box Seats.

Kabukiza Theatre (at TOKYO) Theatre Information

The June program features a brilliant selection of works commemorating the Name Succession of Nakamura Manju I and Nakamura Tokizō VI. In the Matinee, there is a domestic play adapted from the American short story 'After Twenty Years' (1906), a dance set against the beautiful background of nature, and a history play depicting a woman's passionate attachment to the man she loves.
In the Evening Show, you will see a history play featuring a fierce fight scene, a classical dance, and a warmhearted masterpiece of the 'sewamono', domestic play genre.

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Performance Time: 11:00 AM - 12:35 PM

JŌSHŪ MIYAGE HYAKURYŌ KUBI

['The Hundred Ryō Reward for a Man's Head']

CAST :
Shōtarō
Nakamura Shidō
Gajirō
Onoe Kikunosuke
Osode, Uhē's daughter
Nakamura Yonekichi
Migurumi no Sanji
Nakamura Hayato
Uhē, the proprietor of the restaurant Tatsumi
Matsumoto Kingo
Oseki, Kanji's wife
Ichimura Manjirō
Kinteki no Yoichi
Nakamura Kinnosuke
Hayabusa no Kanji
Nakamura Karoku
STORY :

This is a play adapted from the American short story 'After Twenty Years' (1906).
Two childhood friends meet for the first time in fifteen years. While one prides himself on his skill as a pickpocket, the other has always been very clumsy. The clever pickpocket steals his friend's purse, only to find that there is nothing in it and that his clumsy friend has stolen his purse instead. The two decide to live honestly, vowing to meet again in ten years. The play shows the lives of the two friends during the turbulent final years of the Tokugawa regime.


Intermission: 35 minutes

Performance Time: 1:10 PM - 1:36 PM

YOSHITSUNE SENBON ZAKURA
Hototogisu Hana Arusato

['A Cuckoo in a Field of Flowers' from 'Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees']

CAST :
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Nakamura Matagorō
Tanekichi, a puppeteer
Nakamura Tanenosuke
Washio Saburō
Ichikawa Somegorō
Fuseya, a shirabyōshi dancer
Onoe Sakon
Hahakigi, a shirabyōshi dancer
Nakamura Kotarō
Sonohara, a shirabyōshi dancer
Nakamura Yonekichi
Miyoshino, a shirabyōshi dancer
Kataoka Takatarō
STORY :

Minamoto no Yoshitsune and his retainers are on their way from Daimotsu Bay to Mt. Yoshino, and rest here along the road to Yamato Province. Shirabyōshi dancers and a puppeteer pass by. Each dances in a lively manner and gives comfort to Yoshitsune. This is a lively dance accompanied by the nagauta lyrical ensemble.


Intermission: 20 minutes

Performance Time: 1:56 PM - 3:16 PM

IMOSEYAMA ONNA TEIKIN
Mikasayama Goten

['Exemplary Tales of Womanhood at Mt. Imo and Mt. Se - The Mikasayama Palace']

CAST :
Omiwa, daughter of the Sugi Sakaya
Nakamura Tokizō VI, changing his name from Nakamura Baishi IV
Fukashichi, a fisherman, in reality, Kanawa no Gorō Imakuni
Onoe Shōroku
Princess Tachibana, Iruka's sister
Nakamura Shichinosuke
Ohiro, Omura's daughter
Nakamura Baishi V, making his stage debut
Kiri, a court lady
Nakamura Hayato
Kiku, a court lady
Nakamura Tanenosuke
Ashi, a court lady
Nakamura Mantarō
Hagi, a court lady
Nakamura Kashō
Katsura, a court lady
Nakamura Shidō
Kashiwa, a court lady
Nakamura Kinnosuke
Sakura, a court lady
Nakamura Matagorō
Ume, a court lady
Nakamura Karoku
Motome, a headgear folder, in reality, Fujiwara no Tankai
Nakamura Manju I, changing his name from Nakamura Tokizō V
Omura, a woman buying bean curd
Kataoka Nizaemon
STORY :

This act depicts the intrigues at the imperial court in ancient Japan. More than a tale about politics, however, this is a tragedy that entails love and sacrifice. The country is under the dominance of the dictator Iruka. His supernatural power, which makes him invulnerable, can only be defeated by hearing the sound of a flute into which has been poured the blood of a sacred deer together with the blood of a living jealous woman. Omiwa, the daughter of a saké shop owner, is jealous because her fiancé Motome is going to marry another princess. At the peak of her jealous passion, Omiwa is stabbed by Fukashichi, who is a retainer of Kamatari, the opponent of Iruka. The living blood of Omiwa finally helps to defeat the evil Iruka.

Performance Time: 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

NANSŌ SATOMI HAKKENDEN

['The Tale of Eight Warriors']

CAST :
Inuyama Dōsetsu
Nakamura Kashō
Inumura Kakutarō
Nakamura Tanenosuke
Inusaka Keno
Nakamura Kotarō
Inukawa Sōsuke
Ichikawa Somegorō
Inue Shinbē
Onoe Sakon
Inuta Kobungo
Nakamura Hashinosuke
Hamaji, Inuzuka Shino's fiancée
/ Inuzuka Shino
Nakamura Yonekichi
Aboshi Samojirō / Inukai Genpachi
Bandō Minosuke
STORY :

The original novel is an immense epic by the 19th century novelist Kyokutei Bakin, which was published over many years, eventually reaching 106 volumes. The Satomi clan is being attacked, and its lord offers his daughter Fusehime as a reward for bringing the head of his enemy to him. However, the one to kill and behead the enemy happens to be his loyal dog. Saying that her father must not go back on his word, Fusehime departs with the dog. Nevertheless, the Satomi clan is defeated and one of its loyal retainers goes to rescue Fusehime. He shoots the dog, but unfortunately shoots Fusehime as well. The eight crystal beads of her rosary, each engraved with the Chinese character of one of the Confucian virtues, scatter through the air and go flying in all directions. Miraculously, each will be found with a newborn baby. These eight children all have the Chinese character ''inu'' (dog) in their names, and eventually meet and join together to restore the Satomi clan.
A scene from this story, Maruzukayama, will be staged this month. In this act, the eight children meet and fight against each other, not knowing their bond.


Intermission: 20 minutes

Performance Time: 5:20 PM - 6:11 PM

YAMANBA

['Mountain Witch']

CAST :
Mountain witch
Nakamura Manju I, changing his name from Nakamura Tokizō V
Minezō, a woodcutter, in reality, Mita no Tsugou
Nakamura Shikan
Kaidōmaru, later, Sakata no Kintoki
Nakamura Baishi V, making his stage debut
Minamoto no Raikō
Nakamura Shidō
Shiragiku
Nakamura Tokizō VI, changing his name from Nakamura Baishi IV
Inokuma Nyūdō
Nakamura Mantarō
Watanabe no Tsuna
Nakamura Haruki I, making his stage debut
Urabe no Suetake
Nakamura Natsuki I, making his stage debut
Genken Ajari
Nakamura Kinnosuke
Hirai Yasumasa
Nakamura Matagorō
Tada no Mitsunaka
Nakamura Karoku
Fujiwara no Kanefuyu
Onoe Kikugorō
STORY :

Raised by a mountain witch, Kaidōmaru has grown up quickly on Mt. Ashigara. The mountain witch and Kaidōmaru encounter a woodcutter in the mountains now covered in beautiful autumn leaves. He is, in reality, Mita no Tsugou who has been ordered by his lord Minamoto no Raikō to seek out those warriors who deserve to be his lord’s retainers. He appreciates Kaidōmaru's ability and decides to employ the boy in the capital as his lord’s retainer. The mountain witch is glad to hear that, but …


Intermission: 35 minutes

Performance Time: 6:46 PM - 8:06 PM

Shin Sarayashiki Tsuki no Amagasa
SAKANAYA SŌGORŌ

['Sōgorō the Fishmonger']

CAST :
Sōgorō the Fishmonger
Nakamura Shidō
Ohama, Sōgorō's wife
Nakamura Shichinosuke
Yokichi, an apprentice
Nakamura Haruki I, making his stage debut
Chōkichi, an apprentice
Nakamura Natsuki I, making his stage debut
Onagi, a lady-in-waiting
Kataoka Takatarō
Kichigorō, a fireman
Onoe Shōroku
Sankichi, Sōgorō's servant
Nakamura Mantarō
Isobe Kazuenosuke
Nakamura Hayato
Oshige, Omitsu's daughter
Ichikawa Otora
Urato Jūzaemon
Bandō Kamezō
Tahē, Sōgorō's father
Kawarasaki Gonjūrō
Omitsu, the proprietress of the Kiku teahouse
Nakamura Kaishun
STORY :

This is a 'sewamono' play, a work portraying in a realistic way the lives of ordinary people in the Edo period. Sōgorō, a fishmonger, has made a vow not to drink. But when he learns about his sister's unjust murder at the hands of a daimyō lord, a death that they were told was an execution for her wrongdoing, he starts to drink again. Becoming drunk, he storms into the lord's mansion to seek an apology. This play by the playwright Kawatake Mokuami (1816-1893) is known for its realistic portrayal of members of the working class during the Edo period, and highlights their fierce pride as well as their frustration at the privileges of the dominant samurai class.