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March Program at the Minamiza Theatre
Daily: Mar 02 (Sun) - Mar 23 (Sun), 2025
Matinee: 11:00 AM
Evening Show: 3:30 PM
March 2nd-12th
Matinee: Pine Program / Evening show: Cherry Program
March 15th-23rd
Matinee: Cherry Program / Evening show: Pine Program
*No performances on the 6th (Thu) and 13th (Thu).
*The program varies depending on the day. Please check the schedule.
◇Schedule
On sale: from Feb 09 (Sun), 2025 10:00 AM(JST)
First Class Seat: 12,000 /Second Class Seat: 7,000 /Third Class Seat: 4,000
Unit: Japanese Yen (tax included)
*Special Seat: 13,000 (Not available online. Click here for details.)
*The lower the grade of seat, the smaller the seat space becomes (2nd and 3rd Grades).For a more spacious seat, we recommend 1st Grade seats (1st and 2nd floors).
*Children over the age of 4 must purchase tickets to enter.
Minamiza Theatre (at KYOTO) Theatre Information
This year again, a production featuring actors of the younger generation will grace Kyoto's spring season.
Both programs open with greetings delivered by the cast. Following this, the "Pine Program" will present "Mikasayama Palace," a scene from the classic period drama "Imoseyama Onna Teikin" that depicts the romantic entanglements of its characters. Meanwhile, the "Cherry Program" will showcase "At the Front of the Aburaya Brothel" and the "Inner Garden," scenes from "Ise Ondo Koi no Netaba", a story based on an incident that occurred in the pleasure quarters of Ise. Finally, both programs feature 'The Scandalous Love of Osome and Hisamatsu', commonly known as 'The Five Roles of Osome' in which the actor performs many quick changes of roles.
Minamiza Theatre Stage Photo
HABAKARI NAGARA TEBIKI KŌJŌ
['Stage Announcement and Program Guide']
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 Yonekichi
- Motome, a hat folder, in reality, Fujiwara no Tankai
- Nakamura Toranosuke
- Omura, a woman buying bean curd
- Nakamura Kazutarō
- Fukashichi, a fisherman, in reality, Kanawa no Gorō Imakuni
- Nakamura Fukunosuke
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.
Intermission: 30 minutes
OSOME HISAMATSU UKINA NO YOMIURI
Osome no Goyaku
['The Scandalous Love of Osome and Hisamatsu', commonly known as 'The Five Roles of Osome']
CAST :
- Osome, daughter of the Aburaya
Hisamatsu, an apprentice
Omitsu, Kyūsaku’s daughter
Thunder
Dote no Oroku
Nakamura Kazutarō- Otatsu, a female monkey trainer
- Nakamura Toranosuke
- Shirazō, a boatman
- Nakamura Fukunosuke
STORY :
The story of the love suicides of Osome, the daughter of a wealthy merchant, and Hisamatsu, a handsome young apprentice in her family's shop, is one of the most popular tales in kabuki and was dramatized countless times. In 1813, Tsuruya Nanboku IV (1755-1829) wrote this version as a showpiece for an 'onnagata', a specialist in female roles. One actor plays five of the major roles in the play by quick-changing from one to the next, and one of these changes is the fastest in all kabuki.
HABAKARI NAGARA TEBIKI KŌJŌ
['Stage Announcement and Program Guide']
ISE ONDO KOI NO NETABA
Aburaya, Okuniwa
['At the front of the Aburaya Brothel' and the 'Inner Garden' from 'The Ise Dances and Love's Dull Blade']
CAST :
- Fukuoka Mitsugi
- Nakamura Toranosuke
- Okon, a courtesan of the Aburaya
- Nakamura Yonekichi
- Kisuke, the cook
- Nakamura Fukunosuke
- Manno, the chief maid
- Nakamura Kazutarō
STORY :
Fukuoka Mitsugi, a lowly acolyte in Ise who serves the Imada clan, intercepts a secret letter from Daigaku to Tokuji. He recovers a sword and comes to the Aburaya brothel to regain the certificate from Iwaji. In order to get the certificate for him, Mitsugi's lover Okon pretends that she no longer loves Mitsugi and that she has fallen for Iwaji instead. Not knowing Okon's true feelings, Mitsugi becomes distraught and slays many of the people in the brothel, driven on by the mysterious power of the sword Shimosaka.
Intermission: 30 minutes
OSOME HISAMATSU UKINA NO YOMIURI
Osome no Goyaku
['The Scandalous Love of Osome and Hisamatsu', commonly known as 'The Five Roles of Osome']
CAST :
- Osome, daughter of the Aburaya
Hisamatsu, an apprentice
Omitsu, Kyūsaku’s daughter
Thunder
Dote no Oroku
Nakamura Kazutarō- Shirazō, a monkey trainer
- Nakamura Toranosuke
- Otatsu, a female monkey trainer
- Nakamura Yonekichi
STORY :
The story of the love suicides of Osome, the daughter of a wealthy merchant, and Hisamatsu, a handsome young apprentice in her family's shop, is one of the most popular tales in kabuki and was dramatized countless times. In 1813, Tsuruya Nanboku IV (1755-1829) wrote this version as a showpiece for an 'onnagata', a specialist in female roles. One actor plays five of the major roles in the play by quick-changing from one to the next, and one of these changes is the fastest in all kabuki.