[Tokyu Bunkamura Co., Ltd.] On-demand distribution decided! “Fukusuke 2024-Kabukicho Apocalypse-”
*Tokyu Bunkamura Co., Ltd.*
Press release: August 26, 2024
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On-demand delivery decided! “Fukusuke 2024-Kabukicho Apocalypse-” *COCOON PRODUCTION 2024 “Fukusuke 2024-Kabukicho Apocalypse-” will be held from October 5th (Sat) to November 4th (Monday/Closed) at Bunkamura
On-demand distribution has been decided on Streaming and others* Tokyu Bunkamura Co., Ltd. is pleased to present COCOON PRODUCTION, written and directed by Suzuki Matsuo, which was performed at THEATER MILANO-Za in July of this year.
2024 “Fukusuke 2024-Kabukicho Apocalypse-” has been decided to be distributed on demand. In addition to “Bunkamura Streaming”, “E+ On-demand distribution will begin on Saturday, October 5th on Streaming+, Hulu, U-NEXT, and WOWOW On-Demand PPV.
*Even after more than a century, it has still stirred people into a whirlpool of enthusiasm and excitement*
* Suzuki Matsuo’s legendary dark entertainment will be revived as a video this fall! *
“Fukusuke” was first performed in 1991 as produced by the Villain Conference, then replayed in 1998 at the Japan General Tragedy Association, and in 2012 by Bunkamura.
One of Suzuki Matsuo’s masterpieces, which has been performed repeatedly at Theater Cocoon.
This epic human drama depicts the characters desperately struggling to live their lives around Fukusuke, a boy with disabilities due to drug damage.The subtitle for this performance is “Kabukicho Apocalypse”, The script has been renewed, centering around a couple: Korogi, a security guard at the hospital where he is admitted, and his blind wife, Sakae.
Abe Sadao plays the role of Cricket, Kuroki plays the role of Sakae Hana, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Yukino Kishii, Sarutoki Minagawa, Honoka Matsumoto, Suzuki Matsuo, Natsuko Akiyama, and other gorgeous cast members who have both charm and ability to double the addictiveness have gathered together, and it has also attracted attention, and it has been 12 years since 4th.
I went to the performance for the second time.
Whether you have seen the performance or not, please fully enjoy the theatrical world of “Fukusuke,” which is a little different from watching from the audience seats. Don’t miss this great opportunity to experience every corner of the crazy Matsuo world, where bottomless life and negative energy swirl and unfold at a dizzying pace! [Synopsis]
A suspicious security guard at a certain hospital, Korogi (Abe Sadao), is married to his blind wife Sakae (Kuroki).
Having a distorted love for Hana, Sakae devotedly loved Cricket. One day, Fukusuke (Yukino Kishii), who was born with a physical disability due to drug damage and had been confined for a long time, is taken into care at the hospital where Korogi works. Mitsuhiko Misumi (Suzuki Matsuo), the heir of the pharmaceutical company who imprisoned him, escapes and goes missing.
Esda Hidichi (Yoshiyoshi Arakawa) has been searching for his wife Mas (Natsuko Akiyama) for 14 years, after she lost her mental balance and went missing one day. Hideichi receives information from an
acquaintance that Masu seems to be in Kabukicho, so he goes to Tokyo, and with the help of Futaba (Hoka Matsumoto), a hotel lady he met in Kabukicho, and Tamotsu Tamura (Sarutoki Minagawa), a self-proclaimed reportage writer, Follow the whereabouts of the trout.
The three Kozma sisters who work behind the scenes in the underworld (Ise Shima, hunched back)
Tsubaki (Miwako Shishido), who is in a do-or-die situation, hits a bullet in the entertainment industry of Kabukicho and has the strength to knock down a flying bird. By chance, he met a trout and created a game where he dies and is reborn – reincarnation play, which became a big hit. He has influence in the underworld and plans to enter the political world.
Their swirling passions eventually involve many people and Kabukicho itself, and begin to move in an unexpected direction…
Photography: Shinji Hosono
Photography: Shinji Hosono
Photography: Shinji Hosono
Photography: Shinji Hosono
Photography: Shinji Hosono
Photography: Shinji Hosono
* ■Performance summary*
*COCOON PRODUCTION 2024*
* “Fukusuke 2024-Kabukicho Apocalypse-”*
Written and directed by: Suzuki Matsuo
Cast: Sadao Abe, Haru Kuroki, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Yukino Kishii, Sarutoki Minagawa, Honoka Matsumoto,
Ise Shima, Tsubaki Nekoba, Miwako Shishido, Megumi Uchida, Mizuki Machida, Katsuo Kawai,
Eiji Sugawara, Shuji Okui, Suzuki Matsuo, Natsuko Akiyama
Kazuhaji Kagaya, Senga Ishii, Ayaka Ishida, Ebara Pajama, Akane Ohno, Kyorin Kugu,
Karin Tachibana, Shota Tomono, Chihiro Nagaishi, Yuka Matsumoto, Masahiro Mera, Daisuke Yamamori
Musician: Nobuto Yamanaka (shamisen)
Planning and production: Bunkamura
Official website: https://www.bunkamura.co.jp/cocoon/lineup/24_fukusuke/ -Recording date- July 24, 2024 (Wednesday)
-Recording venue- THEATER MILANO-Za (Tokyu Kabukicho Tower 6th floor) -Recording/Editing- Bisquet
* ■On-demand distribution overview*
* Distribution period * October 5, 2024 (Sat) 12:00 to November 4, 2024 (Monday, holiday) 23:59
* Viewing ticket fee * 4,500 yen (tax included)
* Sales period * August 26, 2024 (Monday) 16:00 to November 4, 2024 (Monday, holiday) 20:00
*Sales period and viewing period vary depending on the distribution platform. Please check each company’s website for details.
* Distribution platform/viewing ticket handling*
* ○Bunkamura Streaming*
https://www.bunkamura.co.jp/streaming/article?id=20241005
* ○E+ Streaming+*
https://eplus.jp/24_fukusuke-st/
* ○Hulu (Rental/Purchase)*
https://bit.ly/4dvNLoh
* ○U-NEXT*
https://video.unext.jp/browse/genre/MNU0011140/MNU0011143?order=public_start_desc *Sales will start at the same time as distribution starts (1 week rental). * ○WOWOW On-Demand PPV (Pay Per View) *
https://wod.wowow.co.jp/product/115
[About purchasing viewing tickets]
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