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October Program at the kabukiza

October Program at the Kabukiza Theatre

Daily: Oct 01 (Wed) - Oct 21 (Tue), 2025

Part 1: 11:00 AM

Part 2: 3:00 PM

Part 3: 6:40 PM

*No performances on the 10th (Fri).

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On sale: from Sep 14 (Sun), 2025 10:00 AM(JST)

Ticket Price
Special Seat: 17,000
First Class Seat: 16,000
Second Class A: 13,000
Second Class B: 12,000
Second Class C: 8,000
Upper Tier A: 6,000
Upper Tier B: 4,500
Box Seat: 17,000

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Kabukiza Theatre (at TOKYO) Theatre Information

“Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees” is known as one of the three great classics of the kabuki repertoire with “The Treasury of Loyal Retainers” and “Sugawara’s Secrets of Calligraphy” and has continued to be performed as a popular work up to this today. After the war between the Genji and the Heike Clan, Minamoto no Yoshitsune has fallen out with his brother Yoritomo and has been driven away from the capital. Drawn in by Yoshitsune’s wandering fate, the destinies of Fox Tadanobu, Tomomori, and Igami no Gonta begin to shift dramatically. In this month’s program, the story unfolds as a full-length play in three parts, presenting a captivating historical romance from the opening act to the grand finale. Please enjoy a stage filled with the very essence of kabuki.

Performance Time: Part 1
A program 11:00 AM - 2:10 PM
B program 11:00 AM - 2:15 PM
*Performance time is subject to change
Historical play

The full-length performance of YOSHITSUNE SENBON ZAKURA

['Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees']

CAST :
Torii Mae ['In Front of the Fushimi Inari Shrine']
Program A
Satō Tadanobu, in reality, the fox Genkurō
Ichikawa Danko
Shizuka Gozen
Ichikawa Emiya
Unome Takaroku
Ichikawa Seiko
Musashibō Benkei
Nakamura Hashinosuke
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Bandō Minosuke
Program B
Satō Tadanobu, in reality, the fox Genkurō
Onoe Ukon
Shizuka Gozen
Onoe Sakon
Sasame no Chūta
Ichimura Kitsutarō
Musashibō Benkei
Nakamura Hashinosuke
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Nakamura Kashō
Tokaiya, Daimotsu no Ura ['The Tokaiya Boathouse and Daimotsu Bay']
Program A
Ginpei, a boatman, in reality Taira no Tomomori
Nakamura Hayato
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Bandō Minosuke
Musashibō Benkei
Nakamura Hashinosuke
Oyasu, Ginpei’s daughter, in reality the child emperor Antoku
Morita Oto (Minosuke’s son, making his first appearance on stage)
Irie Tanzō
Onoe Shōroku
Sagami Gorō
Bandō Kamezō
Oryū, Ginpei’s wife, in reality the lady Suke no Tsubone
Kataoka Takatarō
Program B
Ginpei, a boatman, in reality Taira no Tomomori
Bandō Minosuke
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Nakamura Kashō
Musashibō Benkei
Nakamura Hashinosuke
Irie Tanzō
Bandō Kamezō
Sagami Gorō
Onoe Shōroku
Oryū, Ginpei’s wife, in reality the lady Suke no Tsubone
Kataoka Takatarō
STORY :

Torii Mae ['In Front of the Fushimi Inari Shrine']
This is a 'jidaimono' history play portraying the civil war between the Genji and the Heike clans during the 12th century. After recent battles, the Genji are victorious and their leader Yoritomo is now shōgun. However, there is a falling out between Yoritomo and his brother Yoshitsune. As a result, Yoshitsune is fleeing through the country from his brother's forces. As the journey will be hard, he decides he must leave behind his lover Shizuka Gozen. While Yoshitsune visits the nearby shrine, Shizuka is attacked by enemy men, but she is rescued by the timely arrival of Yoshitsune's retainer Tadanobu, who is actually a magical fox in disguise. The fox Tadanobu longs for the hand drum which is made from its parents' skins.

Tokaiya, Daimotsu no Ura ['The Tokaiya Boathouse and Daimotsu Bay']
Yoshitsune books passage on a boat to Kyūshū. However, the captain is actually the Heike commander Taira no Tomomori who, in this play, is living in disguise with the child emperor Antoku and his nursemaid. At first, the captain seems to be a gallant commoner but soon he reveals himself to be Tomomori who uses this opportunity to try to take his revenge on Yoshitsune.

Performance Time: Part 2
A program 3:00 PM - 5:55 PM
B program 3:00 PM - 5:45 PM
*Performance time is subject to change
Historical play

The full-length performance of YOSHITSUNE SENBON ZAKURA

['Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees']

CAST :
Konomi, Kokingo Uchijini and Sushiya ['Chestnuts', 'The Death of Kokingo' and 'The Sushi Shop']
Program A
Igami no Gonta
Onoe Shōroku
Yasuke, in reality Taira no Koremori
Nakamura Manju
Wakaba no Naishi
Nakamura Kaishun
Kosen, Gonta’s wife
Nakamura Tanenosuke
Shume no Kokingo
Bandō Shingo
Osato, Yazaemon’s daughter
Onoe Sakon
Rokudaikimi, Koremori’s son
Nakamura Tanetarō
Zentarō, Gonta’s son
Nakamura Hidenosuke
Inokuma Dainoshin
Nakamura Matsue
Okura, Yazaemon’s wife
Ichikawa Sainyū
Kajiwara Heizō Kagetoki
Nakamura Matagorō
Yazaemon, owner of the sushi shop
Ichimura Kitsutarō
Program B
Igami no Gonta
Kataoka Nizaemon
Yasuke, in reality Taira no Koremori
Nakamura Manju
Wakaba no Naishi
Ichikawa Monnosuke
Kosen, Gonta’s wife
Kataoka Takatarō
Shume no Kokingo
Onoe Sakon
Osato, Yazaemon’s daughter
Nakamura Yonekichi
Rokudaikimi, Koremori’s son
Nakamura Haruki
Zentarō, Gonta’s son
Nakamura Natsuki
Inokuma Dainoshin
Kataoka Matsunosuke
Oyone, Yazaemon’s wife
Nakamura Baika
Kajiwara Heizō Kagetoki
Nakamura Shikan
Yazaemon, owner of the sushi shop
Nakamura Karoku
STORY :

Konomi, Kokingo Uchijini ['Chestnuts', 'The Death of Kokingo']
Wakaba no Naishi, the wife of the Heike commander Koremori, travels with her young son and their retainer Kokingo, searching for her husband. After the war against the Genji, Koremori is now on the run. While resting at a small teahouse, they are met by Gonta, a local bully, who skillfully swindles them out of their money. Later, they are set upon by Genji forces and in a spectacular fight scene, Kokingo sacrifices himself to save his mistress and her son.

Sushiya ['The Sushi Shop']
With his clan defeated, Koremori now lives with Yazaemon's family disguised as Yasuke, a humble apprentice. Yazaemon runs a sushi shop, and owes Koremori's father Taira no Shigemori a debt of gratitude. As it happens, Yazaemon is also Gonta's father. Not knowing Yasuke's true background, nor that he already has a wife and child, Yazaemon's daughter innocently falls in love with Yasuke. One day, Gonta comes to the house. A short while later, Koremori's wife and child also appear miraculously at the sushi shop searching for a place to spend the night. Finding out that Yasuke is actually Koremori and knowing of the bounty on his head, Gonta hands his head, together with Koremori's wife and son, over to the Genji commander. Furious at his son, Yazaemon stabs him. Before he dies, however, Gonta reveals that he only pretended to kill Koremori. In fact, he sacrificed his own wife and son to save the real Koremori and his family.

Performance Time: Part 3
A program 6:40 PM - 9:10 PM
B program 6:40 PM - 9:15 PM
*Performance time is subject to change
Historical play

The full-length performance of YOSHITSUNE SENBON ZAKURA

['Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees']

CAST :
Yoshinoyama ['Mt. Yoshino']
Program A
Satō Tadanobu, in reality, the fox Genkurō
Ichikawa Danko
Shizuka Gozen
Bandō Shingo
Hayami no Tōda
Ichikawa En’ya
Program B
Satō Tadanobu, in reality, the fox Genkurō
Onoe Ukon
Shizuka Gozen
Nakamura Yonekichi
Hayami no Tōda
Nakamura Tanenosuke
Kawatsura Hōgen Yakata ['The Mansion of Kawatsura Hōgen']
Program A
Satō Tadanobu / Satō Tadanobu, in reality, the fox Genkurō
Ichikawa Danko
Shizuka Gozen
Bandō Shingo
Kamei no Rokurō
Ichikawa Seiko
Suruga no Jirō
Ichikawa Ukon
Kawatsura Hōgen
Ichikawa Juen
Asuka, Hōgen’s wife
Nakamura Tōzō
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Nakamura Baigyoku
Program B
Satō Tadanobu / Satō Tadanobu, in reality, the fox Genkurō
Onoe Ukon
Shizuka Gozen
Nakamura Yonekichi
Kamei no Rokurō
Bandō Minosuke
Suruga no Jirō
Nakamura Hayato
Kawatsura Hōgen
Arashi Kitsusaburō
Asuka, Hōgen’s wife
Nakamura Kamenojō
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Nakamura Baigyoku
STORY :

Yoshinoyama ['Mt. Yoshino']
This is a beautiful dance filled with mystery and excitement set amidst the dazzling cherry blossoms of Mt. Yoshino. Shizuka and Tadanobu are on their way to find Shizuka's lover, the military commander Yoshitsune. He has become a fugitive and has had to leave Shizuka behind in the care of his retainer Tadanobu. However, this Tadanobu is actually a magic fox in disguise. He has transformed into human form in order to be with a drum that Shizuka carries, the skins of which are made from the hides of the fox's parents.

Kawatsura Hōgen Yakata ['The Mansion of Kawatsura Hōgen']
This scene from this classic history play is full of quick-changes of role and costume. A magical fox takes on the guise of the warrior named Tadanobu in order to get close to a precious drum made from the skins of his fox parents. However, his mysterious activities throw suspicion on the real Tadanobu, and finally the fox reveals his true identity. In the end, he flies away joyously after he receives the drum.

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