Uryuyama Gakuen Educational Corporation Kyoto University of the Arts Suzuki Matsuo’s direction brings Kouhei Tsuka’s timeless masterpiece back to life! “Kamata March” will be performed at Kyoto Arts Theater Shunjuza on October 19th and 20th!
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“Kamata March” is Kouhei Tsuka’s timeless masterpiece. Set in a movie studio, this action drama is filled with humanity and depicts the strange friendship between a star and a big-time actor, as well as the actress who oscillates between them. In 1980, he won the 15th Kinokuniya Drama Award. It was later made into a novel and a movie, and the novel won the 86th Naoki Prize, and the movie won many awards in the film industry, including the 6th Japan Academy Award. Please look forward to seeing how Suzuki Matsuo will direct Kouhei Tsuka’s work. Suzuki Matsuo (director) profile
Born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1962. He founded Otona Keikaku in 1988 and has written, directed, and performed in numerous productions. In 1997, he won the 41st Kishida Drama Award for “Funky! ~The universe is only as far as you can see~.” In 2008, he won the Best Screenplay Award at the 31st Japan Academy Awards for the movie “Tokyo Tower Mom, Me, and Sometimes Dad”. He is also active as a writer, with his novels “Welcome to the Quiet Room”, “Old People’s Gambling”, and “I Can’t Say ‘Yes’ Now” all nominated for the Akutagawa Prize. “Life, Gigachosu”, which was performed in 2019, won the 71st Yomiuri Literature Award for Best Drama and Scenario. In 2020, he became the artistic director of Bunkamura Theater Cocoon, and in 2023 he became a professor at the Kyoto University of Arts Performing Arts Research Center.
Performance overview: Reading drama “Kamata March”
Performance dates: Saturday, October 19, 2024 and Sunday, October 20, 2024 Performances start at 14:00 on both days (doors open at 13:30) Written by Kouhei Tsuka
Direction: Suzuki Matsuo
Cast: Yusuke Shoji, Haru Kasamatsu, Shusaku Kamikawa, Higashino, Moka Suematsu, Terumi Matsuura, Hyoma Yamakawa
Venue: Kyoto Arts Theater Shunjuza (inside Kyoto University of Arts) 2-116 Kitashirakawa Uryuyama, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8271
▮Ticket price (all seats reserved, tax included)
General 5,500 yen / Kyoto Art Theater Friendship Association 5,000 yen / Student & youth seats 3,000 yen
*Youth refers to those under 25 years old. Students and youth must present identification upon entry.
*Uryuyama Gakuen students: 2,000 yen
*Please refrain from allowing preschool children to enter.
*Childcare service available (paid, advance reservation required). See below for details.
▮Ticket release date
General sale August 23rd (Friday) 10:00~
Kyoto Art Theater Tomo no Kai pre-sale July 2nd (Tuesday) 10:00~ ▮Ticket handling
・Kyoto Arts Theater Ticket Center Tel. 075-791-8240 (Weekdays 10:00-17:00) ・Theater online ticket store https://k-pac.org/ *Membership
registration required (free)
*Student and youth seats are only available at the Kyoto Arts Theater Ticket Center and theater online ticket store.
*If you are using a wheelchair or have a disability, please apply and inquire at the Kyoto Arts Theater Ticket Center (Tel. 075-791-8240). *Movement to the 2nd floor seats of this theater is only possible by stairs. ・Other ticket handling: Ticket Pia/E+/Lawson Ticket
▮Childcare service/advance reservation required
Childcare services will be available on Sunday, October 20th at 2:00 p.m. Target: Over 6 months old and under 7 years old Price: 1,500 yen per child Application period: July 1, 2024 (Monday) to October 18, 2024 (Friday) 17:00 Applications/Inquiries: Kyoto University of the Arts Performing Arts Research Center Tel. 075-791-9207
▮Staff
Assistant Director: Atsushi Tsuchihashi
Stage manager/lighting/sound: PAC West
Advertising art: Shinsaku Yano
Production supervisor: Yoshitaka Ando
Production: Yuki Morita, Kazutsu Yoshida
▮Inquiries Uryuyama Gakuen Educational Corporation Kyoto University of the Arts Performing Arts Research Center
2-116 Uryuyama, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8271 TEL: 075-791-9207 FAX: 075-791-9438
URL: https://k-pac.org
Production: Yoshida ka-yoshida@office.kyoto-art.ac.jp Public Relations: Morita yu-morita@office.kyoto-art.ac.jp
About Kyoto Arts Theater (Shunjuza/studio21)
Opened in 2001 within Kyoto University of Art and Design (currently Kyoto University of Arts), it is the first full-fledged university-run theater at a higher education institution in Japan. It consists of two completely different types of spaces: Shunjuza, a large theater created primarily for the performance of Kabuki, and studio 21, a small theater created primarily for the performance of contemporary theater and dance. It boasts facilities that can cover a wide range of contemporary performing arts, from traditional theater and performing arts to cutting-edge multimedia performances.
Through performing arts, we are disseminating Kyoto’s traditions and creativity to the whole country and the world.
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