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November Program
~Welcome to Kabukiza~ at the
Kabukiza Theatre
Daily: Nov 01 (Fri) - Nov 23 (Sat), 2024
Matinee:11:00 AM
Evening Show: 4:00 PM
*No performances on the 4th (Mon),11th (Mon), 12th (Tue), 15th (Fri) , 18th (Mon) and 20th (Wed).
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Schedule
On sale: from Oct 14 (Mon), 2024 10:00 AM(JST)
First Class Seat and Box Seat: 9,000
Second Class Seat: 4,500
Third Floor Seat: 3,000
Unit: Japanese Yen (tax included)
*Children over the age of 4 must purchase tickets to enter.
*Single Act Seats are not for sale.
Kabukiza Theatre (at TOKYO) Theatre Information
- *Tickets for dates shown as "Sold Out" or for other preferred seating areas, may still be available from the promoter, Shochiku Co., Ltd. Please confirm the availability by phone or stop by the Box Office.
*English captioning service available to rent. Click here for details.
*Free English flyer available.
This month’s program at the Kabukiza Theatre is especially designed for people from abroad and beginners.
First, you will enjoy deepening your knowledge about kabuki and the Kabukiza Theatre as you are guided by a kabuki actor with videos. Then you can enjoy a famous play featuring three thieves, and a dance in which ‘shishi’ lion-like beasts wildly shake their manes.
Kabukiza Theatre Stage Photo
Welcome to Kabukiza
CAST :
- Guided by
- Nakamura Toranosuke
Intermission: 40 minutes
SANNIN KICHISA TOMOE NO SHIRANAMI
['Three Thieves Named Kichisa']
CAST :
- Ojō Kichisa
- Onoe Sakon
- Obō Kichisa
- Nakamura Kashō
- Oshō Kichisa
- Bandō Kamezō
STORY :
A woman comes after a streetwalker and robs her of money. The woman is actually a man in disguise. A masterless samurai also appears and they begin to fight over the money. Soon, a priest arrives and mediates between them. This priest is actually the disreputable head of a rundown temple. The three eventually realize that they are all thieves who happen to share the same name 'Kichisa', and so they become sworn brothers. Today we can still savor the somewhat decadent atmosphere in the piece that is typical of the late 19th century, and with its famous poetic speeches that sound so melodic, the play is all the more beautiful.
Intermission: 30 minutes
SHAKKYŌ
['The Stone Bridge']
CAST :
- Spirit of the Shishi lion
- Onoe Shōroku
- Spirit of the Shishi lion
- Nakamura Mantarō
- Spirit of the Shishi lion
- Nakamura Tanenosuke
- Spirit of the Shishi lion
- Nakamura Fukunosuke
- Spirit of the Shishi lion
- Nakamura Toranosuke
STORY :
In Asian tradition, the shishi is not really a lion, but a kind of mythical creature. This version of the dance closely follows the classical Nō play of the same name. A high ranking Buddhist priest travels to China to try to cross the stone bridge into paradise and encounters a woodcutter and a boy. In the second half, the woodcutter and boy reveal themselves and the shishi shows his power by shaking his mane vigorously.
Welcome to Kabukiza
CAST :
- Guided by
- Nakamura Toranosuke
Intermission: 40 minutes
SANNIN KICHISA TOMOE NO SHIRANAMI
['Three Thieves Named Kichisa']
CAST :
- Ojō Kichisa
- Onoe Sakon
- Obō Kichisa
- Nakamura Kashō
- Oshō Kichisa
- Bandō Kamezō
STORY :
A woman comes after a streetwalker and robs her of money. The woman is actually a man in disguise. A masterless samurai also appears and they begin to fight over the money. Soon, a priest arrives and mediates between them. This priest is actually the disreputable head of a rundown temple. The three eventually realize that they are all thieves who happen to share the same name 'Kichisa', and so they become sworn brothers. Today we can still savor the somewhat decadent atmosphere in the piece that is typical of the late 19th century, and with its famous poetic speeches that sound so melodic, the play is all the more beautiful.
Intermission: 30 minutes
SHAKKYŌ
['The Stone Bridge']
CAST :
- Spirit of the Shishi lion
- Onoe Shōroku
- Spirit of the Shishi lion
- Nakamura Mantarō
- Spirit of the Shishi lion
- Nakamura Tanenosuke
- Spirit of the Shishi lion
- Nakamura Fukunosuke
- Spirit of the Shishi lion
- Nakamura Toranosuke
STORY :
In Asian tradition, the ‘shishi’ is not really a lion, but a kind of mythical creature. This version of the dance closely follows the classical Nō play of the same name. A high-ranking Buddhist priest travels to China to try to cross a miraculous stone bridge into paradise, but first he encounters a woodcutter and a boy. In the second half, the woodcutter and boy reveal themselves to be ‘shishi’, and they show their power by shaking their manes vigorously.