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March Program at the Minamiza Theatre
Daily: Mar 02 (Sat) - Mar 24 (Sun), 2024
Matinee: 11:00 AM
Evening Show: 3:30 PM
March 2nd-13th
Matinee: Pine Program / Evening show: Cherry Program
March 15th-24th
Matinee: Cherry Program / Evening show: Pine Program
*No performances on the 7th (Thu) and 14th (Thu).
*The program varies depending on the day. Please check the schedule.
◇ Schedule
On sale: from Feb 09 (Fri), 2024 10:00 AM(JST)
Special Seat: 13,000 /First Class Seat: 12,000 /Second Class Seat: 7,000 /Third Class Seat: 4,000
Unit: Japanese Yen (tax included)
*Children over the age of 4 must purchase tickets to enter.
Minamiza Theatre (at KYOTO) Theatre Information
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*Simplified English Audio Guide available (1,000 yen, cash only; brief description and synopsis only).
*Free English flyer/Sold program (Detailed English synopses are found at the end of the Japanese program) available.
Actors of the younger generation perform a masterpiece by Chikamatsu Monzaemon and a dance play in each of the two programs, bringing extra color to spring in Kyoto at the Minamiza Theatre.
Each program begins with a 'Stage Announcement and Program Guide', followed in the Pine Program by a typical 'wagoto' play depicting the love of an ordinary man in a soft and emotional acting style typical of the Kamigata region (the area around Kyoto and Osaka). In the Cherry Program the popular domestic play 'The Woman Killer and the Hell of Oil' will be performed. In both the Pine and Cherry programs this is followed by the dance play 'Masakado', each featuring a different cast.
HABAKARI NAGARA TEBIKI KŌJŌ
['Stage Announcement and Program Guide']
Shinjū Ten no Amijima
KAWASHŌ
['The Kawashō Teahouse' from 'The Love Suicides at Amijima']
CAST :
- Kamiya Jihē
- Onoe Ukon
- Koya Magoemon
- Nakamura Hayato
- Kinokuniya Koharu
- Nakamura Kazutarō
STORY :
Despite being married, the paper seller Jihē is in love with the courtesan Koharu, and all those around them are afraid that they will commit lovers' suicide. Jihē's brother Magoemon masquerades as a samurai to find out Koharu's true feelings. Jihē listens in from the outside and is astonished to hear her say that she does not want to commit suicide. In a rage, Jihē breaks off all relations with her, while Magoemon is moved to learn that she has done this out of consideration for the feelings of Osan, Jihē's wife.
Intermission: 30 minutes
SHINOBIYORU KOI WA KUSEMONO
Masakado
['Creeping Love is Suspicious' commonly known as 'Masakado']
CAST :
- Kisaragi, a courtesan, in reality, Princess Takiyasha
- Nakamura Kazutarō
- Ōya no Tarō Mitsukuni
- Nakamura Hayato
STORY :
After the death of Masakado, the great pretender to the imperial throne, the only one to carry on his cause is his daughter, Takiyasha. She appears mysteriously in the ruins of her father's palace and tries to seduce Mitsukuni, a warrior sent to investigate mysterious happenings at the mansion. In dance, Takiyasha tells of how she fell in love with Mitsukuni, then, Mitsukuni tells the story of how the traitor Masakado was killed. Takiyasha breaks down in tears, revealing her true identity. After a dance-like fight, the mansion collapses and Takiyasha poses on the roof with the banner of her clan.
HABAKARI NAGARA TEBIKI KŌJŌ
['Stage Announcement and Program Guide']
ONNA GOROSHI ABURA NO JIGOKU
['The Woman Killer and the Hell of Oil']
CAST :
- Kawachiya Yohē
- Nakamura Hayato
- Teshimaya Shichizaemon
- Onoe Ukon
- Okichi, Shichizaemon's wife
- Nakamura Kazutarō
STORY :
This play by the great Chikamatsu Monzaemon was virtually ignored at the time it was written, but it has become phenomenally popular in modern times for its realistic sensibility and its sensuous killing scene in which the protagonists slip and struggle through puddles of spilt oil. Yohē, heir to the oil shop Kawachiya, is living a life of debauchery. He starts a fight in town and incurs debts at the pleasure quarters, and even hits his own stepfather and sister. Not being able to take this any longer, his mother finally disowns him. Troubled by this, and needing to pay back the debts, he tries to borrow money from the wife of a neighboring oil merchant. He tries to blackmail her, but when he is rejected, he ends up killing her.
Intermission: 30 minutes
SHINOBIYORU KOI WA KUSEMONO
Masakado
['Creeping Love is Suspicious' commonly known as 'Masakado']
CAST :
- Kisaragi, a courtesan, in reality, Princess Takiyasha
- Nakamura Kazutarō
- Ōya no Tarō Mitsukuni
- Onoe Ukon
STORY :
After the death of Masakado, the great pretender to the imperial throne, the only one to carry on his cause is his daughter, Takiyasha. She appears mysteriously in the ruins of her father's palace and tries to seduce Mitsukuni, a warrior sent to investigate mysterious happenings at the mansion. In dance, Takiyasha tells of how she fell in love with Mitsukuni, then, Mitsukuni tells the story of how the traitor Masakado was killed. Takiyasha breaks down in tears, revealing her true identity. After a dance-like fight, the mansion collapses and Takiyasha poses on the roof with the banner of her clan.