“Karanasuya” written and directed by Kankuro Kuto is now available for the first time!
*Shochiku Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 1, 2024
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“Karanasuya” written and directed by Kankuro Kuto is now available for the first time!
*Shochiku Official Video Distribution Service – Kabuki on Demand – “Cinema Kabuki” Distribution scheduled for the second half of 2024! * Delivered in November: Written and directed by Kankuro Kuto
“Karanasuya: Young Master of Wonderland”
Thank you very much for your continued support.
Cinema Kabuki allows you to enjoy Kabuki as easily as in a movie. Shochiku’s official video distribution service – Kabuki on Demand – distributes one video per month.
The lineup for the second half of 2024 has been decided!
September’s production is “Hokaibo,” directed and designed by Kazumi Kushida and starring Kanzaburo Nakamura. This work was performed at the Heisei Nakamura-za performance in New York and received great acclaim.
In October, we will be presenting “Nihonbashi”, a masterpiece written by Kyoka Izumi, which has been performed by theater companies such as Shinpa for many years, as well as “Fu no Keizu”, which will be performed at the Kabuki-za theater in the same month with Nizaemon and Tamasaburo.
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And in November, Tounasuya: Young Master in a Wonderland, written and directed by Kankuro Kudo, which was released in January of this year, was released in January of this year.
Fushigi no Kuni no Wakadanna)” has already appeared on distribution for the first time! *
Kankuro Nakamura plays an overly narcissistic young man who chases a courtesan and wanders into a parallel world… This is Kankuro Kudo’s eccentric human story, combining elements of classic rakugo and Alice in Wonderland.
In December, in conjunction with the performance of Kabuki NEXT “Oboro no Mori no Oni”, the first work of Kabuki NEXT * “Aterui” *, and in January, Yukio Mishima’s work *
“Sardine Bake Net”*, February is full of fantastical beauty* “Sea God Bessou”*
And so on. In addition to “Kara Nasuya”, “Hokaibo”, “Nihonbashi”, and “Kaijin Bessou” will also be distributed for the first time. We would appreciate it if you could introduce us to us.
* Cinema Kabuki: Kabuki on-demand distribution lineup for the second half of 2024 *
■Period/Works
September 1st (Sunday) – September 30th (Monday)* “Hokaibo”* (Cast: Kanzaburo Nakamura and others)
October 1st (Tuesday) – October 31st (Thursday)* Grand Cinema “Nihonbashi”* (Cast: Tamasaburo Bando and others)
November 1st (Friday) – November 30th (Saturday) * “Karao Nasuya Wonderland Young Master” * (Cast: Kankuro Nakamura and others) December 1st (Sunday) – December 31st (Tuesday)* “Kabuki NEXT Aterui”* (Cast: Koshiro Matsumoto and others)
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 (Holiday) to Friday, January 31, 2025* “Sardine Bait Love Hikiami”* (Cast: Kanzaburo Nakamura, Tamasaburo Bando, and others)
February 1st (Saturday) – February 28th (Friday)* “Kaijin Bessou”* (Cast: Tamasaburo Bando, Danjuro Ichikawa, etc.)
■Distribution site: *Kabuki on demand* (Shochiku official video distribution service, MIRAIL)
URL https://www.kabuki-bito.jp/kabuki-contents/ondemand/ “Hokaibo” viewing page https://mirail.video/title/4810462
■Price (tax included): * 1,900 yen * (Rental distribution/Can be viewed as many times as you like for 7 days from the time of rental) ◎Ancillary services (charged): You can also use simultaneous audio commentary using your smartphone with the “Cinema Kabuki Earphone Guide App”
https://www.cinemakabuki-app.com