Shinbashi Enbujo TheatreShinbashi Enbujo Theatre
January Program at the Shinbashi Enbujo Theatre
Daily: Jan 03 (Fri) - Jan 26 (Sun), 2025
Matinee:12:00 PM
Evening Show: 4:00 PM
*No performances on the 8th (Wed), 14th (Tue) and 21st (Tue) .
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Schedule
On sale: from Nov 25 (Mon), 2024 10:00 AM(JST)
Box Seat: 16,000 /First Class Seat: 15,000 /Second Class Seat A: 8,000 /Second Class Seat B: 5,000 /Third Class Seat A: 5,000 /Third Class Seat B: 3,000
Unit: Japanese Yen (tax included)
*Children over the age of 4 must purchase tickets to enter.
Shinbashi Enbujo Theatre (at TOKYO) Theatre Information
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*No English supporting guide available.
*Sold program (Detailed English synopsis are found at the end of the Japanese program) available.
The gorgeous New Year production of the play 'Narabegaki Manete Mimasu' reimagines one of the three great classics of traditional kabuki, "Kanadehon Chūshingura" ('The Treasury of Loyal Retainers'), offering a performance where audiences can fully immerse themselves in the world of Chūshingura.
"Ura Omote Chūshingura" was first performed in 1833 by Ichikawa Danjūrō VII, who added a new act to each of the 11 acts of the original "Treasury of Loyal Retainers." It was taken over by Danjūrō VIII, and then Danjūrō IX. It will be newly produced for this month's production, observing the world of 'Chūshingura' from various aspects and adding new scenes which reflect contemporary social conditions, so that modern people can find more pleasure in appreciating the classical masterpiece. Danjūrō will play four roles: Ōboshi Yuranosuke, Hayano Kanpei, Ono Sadakurō and Kō no Moronō.
Please look forward to this production which demonstrates the enduring passion of the Ichikawa Danjūrō family for creating kabuki.
Act 1 through Act 6 will be performed in the Matinee, and Act 7 through Act 11 will be performed in the Evening show.
Shinbashi Enbujo Theatre Stage Photo
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
(Intermission: 30 minutes)
1:45 PM - 2:40 PM
NARABEGAKI MANETE MIMASU
Ura Omote Chūshingura
Act 1 through Act 6
['Two Sides of "The Treasury of Loyal Retainers"']
CAST :
- Ōboshi Yuranosuke / Hayano Kanpei /
Ono Sadakurō / Kō no Moronō - Ichikawa Danjūrō
STORY :
Kō no Moronō, the second most powerful man in the Ashikaga clan after the shogun, abuses his authority, sheltering behind its influence.
En’ya Hangan is insulted by Moronō and commits ritual suicide, leaving his unfulfilled grudge to Yuranosuke.
Ōboshi Yuranosuke, having lost his lord, En’ya Hangan, vows to avenge his lord’s death on Moronō.
Lady Kaoyo, by refusing Moronō’s illicit advances, causes her husband to commit ritual suicide by disembowelment.
Okaru’s pure love for Kanpei leads to the downfall of the En’ya clan.
Hayano Kanpei is sincere at heart, but his ill fate causes his failure to do what he should.
Ono Sadakurō rejects the 'good' in the world and clings desperately to life.
Each character, differing in social rank and way of thinking, selects their own way of life and seeks their own 'loyalty,' so that their fates cross. Why has "Chūshingura," which was based on the true Akō Incident in the Edo period, continued to enthrall audiences in different forms such as the Bunraku puppet theatre, kabuki and movies for over 300 years?
The life stories of those fated few and their passion are revived now.
4:00 PM - 5:05 PM
(Intermission: 30 minutes)
5:35 PM - 6:25 PM
NARABEGAKI MANETE MIMASU
Ura Omote Chūshingura
Act 7 through Act 11
['Two Sides of "The Treasury of Loyal Retainers"']
CAST :
- Ōboshi Yuranosuke / Hayano Kanpei /
Ono Sadakurō / Kō no Moronō - Ichikawa Danjūrō
STORY :
Kō no Moronō, the second most powerful man in the Ashikaga clan after the shogun, abuses his authority, sheltering behind its influence.
En’ya Hangan is insulted by Moronō and commits ritual suicide, leaving his unfulfilled grudge to Yuranosuke.
Ōboshi Yuranosuke, having lost his lord, En’ya Hangan, vows to avenge his lord’s death on Moronō.
Lady Kaoyo, by refusing Moronō’s illicit advances, causes her husband to commit ritual suicide by disembowelment.
Okaru’s pure love for Kanpei leads to the downfall of the En’ya clan.
Hayano Kanpei is sincere at heart, but his ill fate causes his failure to do what he should.
Ono Sadakurō rejects the 'good' in the world and clings desperately to life.
Each character, differing in social rank and way of thinking, selects their own way of life and seeks their own 'loyalty,' so that their fates cross. Why has "Chūshingura," which was based on the true Akō Incident in the Edo period, continued to enthrall audiences in different forms such as the Bunraku puppet theatre, kabuki and movies for over 300 years?
The life stories of those fated few and their passion are revived now.