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January Program at the shochikuza

January Program at the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre

Daily: Jan 11 (Sat) - Jan 26 (Sun), 2025

Performance: 2:00 PM

*No performances on the 15th (Wed) and the 21st (Tue).

Time Schedule

On sale: from Dec 07 (Sat), 2024 10:00 AM(JST)

Ticket Price
First Class Seat: 22,000
Second Class Seat: 11,000
Third Class Seat: 6,000
Unit: Japanese Yen (tax included)

*Children over the age of 4 must purchase tickets to enter.

Osaka Shochikuza Theatre (at OSAKA) Theatre Information

In January at the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre, you can enjoy a domestic play by the famous kabuki playwright, Tsuruya Nanboku IV, and a dance depicting a festival in Edo (the old name for Tokyo) performed by Kataoka Nizaemon and Bandō Tamasaburō, who are a perfect match for each other. Don't miss their performances together at the Osaka Shochikuza Theatre for the first time in 19 years!

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2:00 PM - 3:05 PM

OSOME HISAMATSU UKINA NO YOMIURI
Dote no Oroku, Kimon no Kihē

['The Scandalous Love of Osome and Hisamatsu']

CAST :
Dote no Oroku
Bandō Tamasaburō
Aburaya Taroshichi
Bandō Yajūrō
Zenroku, the head clerk
Kataoka Matsunosuke
Yamagaya Seibē
Nakamura Kinnosuke
Kimon no Kihē
Kataoka Nizaemon
STORY :

This is a play written by Tsuruya Nanboku IV in the early 19th century, and this scene in particular reflects the decadence and corruption found in the underbelly of society at that time. The scene portrays two outwardly charming characters who are, in fact, extremely wicked. There are several typical 'role types' that appear in kabuki, and the 'akuba' (wicked lady) is one of them. Oroku is an 'akuba', and although beautiful, she appears to be truly wicked. Trying to extort 100 gold coins, Oroku and her husband Kihē visit a pawnshop carrying a dead body. Claiming the corpse to be Oroku's brother, the pair insists that he died from an injury he incurred in a quarrel with the shop's apprentice. However, the dead body suddenly regains consciousness and the extortion ends in failure. Although disappointed, the two leave the pawnshop without flinching in the slightest.


Intermission: 30 minutes

3:35 PM - 3:55 PM

KANDA MATSURI

['The Kanda Festival']

CAST :
Chief of a firefighting troop
Kataoka Nizaemon
A geisha
Bandō Tamasaburō
STORY :

The gallant commoners of Edo's neighborhoods loved nothing better than a festival, and this is a dance based on one of the biggest festivals in Edo (the old name for Tokyo). In this dance, a gallant fireman and a geisha appear and display their 'Edo-style' spirit. In the end, a young man comes out and a beautiful fight scene unfolds on stage.